What happend on 3rd January

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1973

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $12 million to a 12-person syndicate led by George Steinbrenner.

1966

The first Acid Test at the Fillmore, San Francisco, California.

1962

Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

1961

The SL-1, a government-run reactor near Idaho Falls, Idaho leaks radiation, killing three workers at the installation. The radiation is contained.

1961

The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.

1959

Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state.

1958

The West Indies Federation is formed.

1957

Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch.

1951

Dragnet airs on television for the first time (NBC).

1947

Proceedings of the U.S. Congress are televised for the first time.