On This Day - March 3rd

Featured Event:

Steve Fossett's circumnavigation of Earth (2005) 🌍

American adventurer Steve Fossett became the first person to complete a solo nonstop circumnavigation of the globe without refueling when he landed in Kansas after more than 67 hours in flight.

Other Events:

1671: The Paris Opéra first opened, with a performance of Pomone by composer Robert Cambert. 🎵

1923: The first issue of the American weekly newsmagazine Time was published. 📰

1931: The Star-Spangled Banner was officially adopted as the national anthem of the United States by act of Congress. 🇺🇸

1985: The first episode of the sitcom Moonlighting aired on American television 📺

Holidays:

Liberation Day 🇧🇬

Mother's Day 🇬🇪

Sporstmen's Day 🇪🇬

World Hearing Day 🌎

Featured Birthdays:

1845: Georg Cantor 🇩🇪 (Mathematician)

1847: Alexander Graham Bell 🇬🇧 (Inventor)

1911: Jean Harlow 🇺🇸 (Actress)

1997: Camila Cabello 🇨🇺 (Singer)

Featured Deaths:

1703: Robert Hooke 🇬🇧 (Scientist)

1706: Johann Pachelbel 🇩🇪 (Composer)

1983: Hergé 🇧🇪 (Cartoonist)

1987: Danny Kaye 🇺🇸 (Actor)