What happend on 3rd August

02.08
04.08
2005

President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

2000

George W. Bush accepts the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia.

1997

Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; 40-76 villagers killed.

1992

The Los Angeles Dodgers win their 3000th game since moving to Los Angeles.

1990

The highest temperature recorded in the UK until 10 August 2003

1981

In the United States, Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President Ronald Reagan.

1977

United States Senate Hearing on MKULTRA.

1975

A privately chartered Boeing 707 impacts the mountainside near Agadir, Morocco killing 188.

1973

R&B singer Stevie Wonder releases the classic album Innervisions.

1972

U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.