This Day In History
April 03
Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels Texas Ranger "Big Foot" Wallace born Pony Express debuts Confederate capital of Richmond is captured Jesse James is murdered Jesse James shot in the back Ferdinand Foch becomes supreme Allied commander Bruno Hauptmann executed Japanese launch major offensive against Bataan President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan Truman signs Foreign Assistance Act Truman signs Marshall Plan The Louisiana Hayride radio program premieres on KWKH-AM Shreveport ACLU says it will contest obscenity of HOWL Nixon administration will "Vietnamize" the war Nixon orders response to North Vietnamese invasion Series of deadly twisters hits U.S. heartland Annie Hall beats out Star Wars for Best Picture Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stops Gretzky streak Unabomber arrested Ron Brown killed in plane crash "Fast & Furious" is top opening-day car movie
Congress authorizes privateers to attack British vessels Texas Ranger "Big Foot" Wallace born Pony Express debuts Confederate capital of Richmond is captured Jesse James is murdered Jesse James shot in the back Ferdinand Foch becomes supreme Allied commander Bruno Hauptmann executed Japanese launch major offensive against Bataan President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan Truman signs Foreign Assistance Act Truman signs Marshall Plan The Louisiana Hayride radio program premieres on KWKH-AM Shreveport ACLU says it will contest obscenity of HOWL Nixon administration will "Vietnamize" the war Nixon orders response to North Vietnamese invasion Series of deadly twisters hits U.S. heartland Annie Hall beats out Star Wars for Best Picture Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stops Gretzky streak Unabomber arrested Ron Brown killed in plane crash "Fast & Furious" is top opening-day car movie
