What happend on 3rd March

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1945

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

1944

The Order of Nakhimov and Order of Ushakov were instituted in USSR as the highest naval awards.

1943

World War II: In London, 173 people are killed in a crush while trying to enter an air-raid shelter at Bethnal Green tube station.

1940

Five people are killed in a arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Norrskensflamman in Luleå, Sweden.

1939

In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.

1938

Oil is discovered in Saudi Arabia.

1938

Glenn Cunningham breaks the world record for the indoor mile run by completing the distance in 4 minutes, 4.4 seconds.

1933

Mount Rushmore National Memorial is dedicated.

1931

The United States officially adopts "The Star-Spangled Banner" as its national anthem.

1923

TIME magazine is published for the first time.