Historical Events for 3rd August 2025

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1933 - Philadelphia A's defeat NY Yankees 7-0, the first time in 308 games "Bronx Bombers" are shut out
1949 - Republic of Indonesia proclaims ceasefire
1954 - The Convair XFY-1 Pogo, a VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) aircraft, makes its first successful flight
1972 - British Prime Minister Edward Heath proclaims an emergency crisis due to a dock strike
1989 - Lawrence Delisle drives his four kids into a river
1994 - 102.4°F (39.1°C) in Tokyo, Japan (record)
1997 - Manchester United defeats Chelsea 4-2 on penalties to win the Charity Shield after a bad-tempered 1-1 draw at Wembley
2023 - Forty-one migrants form Ivory Coast and Guinea drown and just four survive after their boat capsizes off Italian island of Lampedusa

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