📜 This Day in History
May 3
- 1481The largest of a series of earthquakes struck the island of Rhodes, causing an estimated 30,000 casualties.
- 1845A long-running feud between two towns in Wisconsin came to a head when a schooner crashed into a bridge; they later merged to form the city of Milwaukee.
1915The oldest Royal Air Force station in continuous operation, RAF Northolt, opened as home to No. 4 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron.- 1942Second World War: Japanese forces began an invasion of Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands, enabling them to threaten and intercept supply and communication routes between the United States and Australasia.
- 1971Erich Honecker became First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the governing party of East Germany.
- 2021An elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapsed, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others.
