Today in History: October 3, Germany reunifies after 45 years

"On Oct. 3, 1990, West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division, declaring the creation of a reunified country. Also on this date: In 1944, during World War II, U.S. Army troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen, Germany. In 1951, the New York Giants captured the National League pennant by a score of 5-4 as Bobby Thomson hit a three-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers, which became known as the Shot Heard Round the World."

"In 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 killings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman. In 2008, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room. (Simpson was sentenced late that year to nine to 33 years in prison;"

Friday, Oct. 3, 2025 is the 276th day of 2025, with 89 days remaining in the year. West Germany and East Germany ended 45 years of postwar division on Oct. 3, 1990, creating a reunified country. In 1944 U.S. troops cracked the Siegfried Line north of Aachen during World War II. In 1951 Bobby Thomson’s three-run homer gave the New York Giants the National League pennant in a 5-4 victory. Frank Robinson became the American League’s first Black manager in 1974. The 1993 Battle of Mogadishu killed 18 U.S. service members and hundreds of Somalis. High-profile legal cases and a 2013 migrant ship sinking with over 365 deaths are also recorded on this date.

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