What happend on 3rd September

02.09
04.09
2004

The Beslan school massacre results in the deaths of approximately 344 teachers and children.

1997

A Vietnamese Airlines Tupolev TU-134 crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

1997

Arizona Governor Fife Symington is convicted for various crimes tied to his real estate business, effectively forcing him out of office.

1994

Sino-Soviet Split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.

1991

In Hamlet, North Carolina, a grease fire breaks out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant, killing 25 people.

1977

Sadaharu Oh hits his 756th career homerun in the Japanese Central League, passing Hank Aaron to become the world leader for most HRs in a professional baseball league.

1976

Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars and takes the first close-up, color photos of the planet's surface.

1971

Qatar regains independence from the United Kingdom.

1967

Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right

1967

The last telecast of the television game show What's My Line? airs on CBS after a 17 year run.