Historical Events for 3rd May 2026

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1342 - Count Hartmann II becomes the ruler of Vaduz, Liechtenstein
1864 - Red River Campaign: third day of Battle at Alexandria, Louisiana
1933 - Nellie T. Ross takes office as the first female director of the US Mint
1966 - WDHO (now WNWO) TV channel 24 in Toledo, Ohio (ABC) begins broadcasting
2002 - Military MiG-21 aircraft crashes into the Bank of Rajasthan in India, killing eight people
2002 - "Spider-Man," starring Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborn/The Green Goblin, premieres
2023 - 13-year-old Serbian student shoots and kills nine people at his Belgrade school, eight students and a security guard, before handing himself in
2023 - MLB LA Angels pitcher Shohei Ohtani joins NY Yankee legend Babe Ruth as only pitcher to strike out 500 batters and hit over 100 career home runs in 6-4 over the Cardinals in St. Louis

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