Born on This Day
Jazz and pop singer who sold 50 million records with hits "I Left My Heart in San Francisco" and "Rags to Riches."
Lifestyle guru whose career spanned cookbooks, magazines and television programs.
Football player and broadcaster who won seven Super Bowl titles and who some consider the best quarterback of all time.
Track-and-field star Jesse Owens, one of 18 Black athletes on the US team at the Berlin Olympics, wins his first of four gold medals—the most of any American at the Games. Back home, only white Olympians were invited to the White House.
Timeline
Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on August 3rd
History Every Day
Uncover fascinating moments from the past every day! Learn something new with key events in history, from the American Revolution to pop culture, crime and more.