Historical Events for 3rd September 2023

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1919 - President Woodrow Wilson set out on a tour of the USA to rouse public opinion behind the Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations
1940 - US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease
1941 - KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1941 - 1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war)
1943 - British 8th Army lands in Southern Italy (Messina)
1943 - General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily
1954 - The People's Liberation Army begin shelling the ROC-controlled islands of Quemoy and Amoy
1973 - Jerry Lewis' 8th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
2001 - In just his 11th start, St. Louis Cardinals' rookie pitcher Bud Smith no-hits the San Diego Padres, 4-0
2019 - Walmart says it will stop selling handguns and some ammunition and ask customers not to openly carry firearms in response to El Paso shootings

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