1837 – The University of Athens is founded by King Otto of Greece – first modern university in the Eastern Mediterranean
1902 – 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75
1922 – Salt layer find at Winterswijk
1953 – Westchester conference of American Library Association proclaims “Freedom to Read”
1968 – Holland Pirate Radio Station VRON becomes Radio Veronica Intl
1970 – World premiere of The Beatles’ “Let it Be” documentary film directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, in New York City
1982 – NY Times reports that military will get 25% of NASA’s budget
1992 – NY Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 HRs
2018 – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes NFL’s first $30m per season player after agreeing to $150m contract extension
2018 – Indian government confirms around 110 people have died in dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the last 9 days
Historical Events for 3rd May 2025
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