Page 6: Historical Events In January - 03
Saturday, 22 February 2025
1926 Greek gen Theodorus Pangulos names himself dictator on January - 03.
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS president on January - 03.
1929 On January - 03 bradman scores 112 vs England at MCG - his first Test century
1929 27 year old William S Paley becomes CBS pres on this day in history.
1931 On January - 03 nels Stewart of Montreal Maroons scores 2 goals in 4 sec (record)
1931 On this day in history joseph J C Joffre, French marshal, dies at 78
1932 On this day in history martial law is declared in Honduras to stop revolt by banana workers fired by United Fruit.
1933 On this day in history minnie D. Craig becomes the first female elected as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives, the first female to hold a Speaker position anywhere in the United States.
1933 Wilhelm Cuno, German Reich's chancellor (1922-23), dies at 56 on January - 03.
1938 The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history march of Dimes established to fight polio
1938 Arthur Boon, Flemish priest/philologist, dies at 54 on this day in history.
1939 On this day in history gene Cox becomes first girl page in US House of Representatives
1939 Gene Cox becomes 1st girl page in US House of Representatives on January - 03.
1940 WPG-AM in Atlantic City NJ consolidates with WBIL & WOV as "new" WOV on this day in history.
1941 Australian troops capture Bardia, Libya, from the Italians on this day in history.
1941 On this day in history canada &US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 year lease)
1941 Italian counter offensive in Albania on January - 03.
1941 On January - 03 sergei Rachmaninov's "Symphonic Dances" premieres in Philadelphia
1941 Canada & US acquire air bases in Newfoundland (99 yr lease) on January - 03.
1942 On this day in history american-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command forms
1942 Pauline Beersmans, [PLJM van Cuyck], Flemish actress, dies at 70 on this day in history.
1943 Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa on January - 03.
1943 The first missing persons telecast (New York City NY) on January - 03.
1943 On this day in history 1st missing persons telecast (NYC)
1944 On January - 03 helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648)
1944 Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft on January - 03.
1944 On January - 03 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.
1945 Allies land on west coast of Burma, conquer Akyab on January - 03.
1945 British Premier Winston Churchill visits France on January - 03.
1945 Cato-Meridian School, NY, installs germicidal lamps in every room on January - 03.
1945 On January - 03 greek General Plastiras forms government
1945 On this day in history john Patrick's "Hasty Heart," premieres in New York City NY
1945 US aircraft carriers attack Okinawa on January - 03.
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