Notable Birthdays for March 3
George Pullman (1831-1897) - Founder of the Pullman Company.
George William Hill (1838-1914) - Astronomer who calculated Moon's orbit.
Chief Joseph (1840-1904) - Nez Perce leader who tried to led his people to Canada.
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) - Inventor of the telephone.
Lincoln J. Beachey (1887-1915) - Pilot who often staged aerial stunts and helped in invent aerobatics.
Ruby Dandridge (1902-1987) - Radio actress who played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford on the Amos 'n Andy radio show.
Jean Harlow (1911-1937) - Actress who was often referred to as the "Blonde Bombshell."
Doc Watson (1923-2012) - Bluegrass and gospel musician.
Perry Ellis (1940-1986) - Founded of the fashion house Perry Ellis.
Steve Wilhite (1948-2022) - Computer scientist who developed the GIF.
Buddy Valastro (1977-Still Living) - Chef best known as the "Cake Boss."
Memorable Events for March 3
1634 - The first tavern is opened in Boston.
1791- The first Internal Revenue Act is implemented taxing taxing distilled spirits & carriages.
1842 - The first child labor law regulating working hours is passed in MA.
1845 - Florida becomes the 27th to join the Union.
1849 - Congress establishes the U.S. Home Department (Department of the Interior).
1863 - The first wartime military draft bill is enacted.
1863 - The Idaho Territory is split from the Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington territories.
1871 - Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.
1871 - The Civil Service system is established by Congress.
1879 - Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood becomes the first female lawyer heard by the Supreme Court.
1885 - AT&T becomes a company.
1885 - Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act making Indians wards of federal government.
1889 - President Harrison opens 1.9 million-acres of Indian Territory for settlement.
1891 - The Shoshone National Forest becomes the first national forest in the world.
1891 - Congress creates the Office of Superintendent of Immigration (later to become the Treasury Department).
1891 - The Office of Immigration is opened by Congress.
1899 - George Dewey becomes the first Admiral of the Navy.
1903 - NC becomes the first state to require the registration of nurses.
1905 - The Forest Service forms in the U.S.
1913 - The Woman's Suffrage Movement protests through Washington, D.C.
1915 - The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) is created, later becoming NASA.
1923 - Time Magazine is published for the first time.
1956 - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) hits #1 on the Billboard Charts.
