What happend on 3rd March

02.03
04.03
1969

In a Los Angeles, California court, Sirhan Sirhan admits that he killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy.

1969

Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.

1961

Hassan II becomes King of Morocco.

1959

The San Francisco Giants officially name their new stadium Candlestick Park.

1958

Nuri as-Said becomes the prime minister of Iraq for the 14th time.

1957

In Frankfurt. Germany, Corry Brokken wins the second Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands singing "Net als toen" (Like it used to be).

1955

Elvis Presley appears on television for the first time.

1953

A Canadian Pacific Comet Jet crashes in Karachi, Pakistan killing 11.

1949

The Tucker Automobile Corporation folds.

1945

World War II: Previously neutral Finland declares war on the Axis powers.