Today is Monday, September 3, the 247th day of 2012. There are 119 days left in the year.
1752 ― This day never happened nor the next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives
1783 ― Treaty of Paris signed (ending the U.S. Revolutionary War)
1833 ― NY Sun begins publishing (first daily newspaper)
1939 ― Britain declares war on Germany. France follows six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada
1940 ― First showing of high definition color TV
1943 ― Allies invade Italy
1945 ― Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies
1971 ― John Lennon leaves the U.K. for NYC, never to return
1971 ― Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office
1978 ― Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff