August 3 is marked by many significant historical events. In 2019, a mass shooting at a Walmart in El Paso led to 23 deaths, with the gunman admitting to targeting Mexicans. In 1492, Christopher Columbus departed from Spain on his first voyage to the Americas. Jesse Owens won the 100-meter sprint at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Roger Casement, an Irish advocate for independence, was hanged for treason in 1916. Additionally, the U.S. Senate ratified the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty with the Soviet Union in 1972, and the first Harvard-Yale Regatta occurred in 1852.
On August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, resulting in the deaths of 23 people; he targeted Mexicans.
In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, on his first voyage that took him to the present-day Americas.
In 1936, Jesse Owens of the United States won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics as he took the 100-meter sprint.
In 1916, Irish-born British diplomat Roger Casement, a strong advocate of independence for Ireland, was hanged for treason.
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