October 3rd
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Day:
- -2333 State of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao.
- 1778 Captain James Cook anchors at Alaska.
- 1849 Edgar Allan Poe found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, last public appearance before his death.
- 1863 US President Abraham Lincoln designates last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.
- 1913 US Federal income tax signed into law at 1% by President Woodrow Wilson.
- 1952 First video recording on magnetic tape in Los Angeles, California.
- 1990 Reunification of East and West Germany; West German flag raised above the Brandenburg Gate.
- 1997 First NHL game outside of North America: Vancouver Canucks beat Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Tokyo.
- 1997 Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record for a manned train at 280.3 mph.
- 1893 The motor-driven vacuum cleaner patented by J.S. Thurman.
- 1952 First successful hydrogen bomb test by the United States.
