Day of the year
May 3
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May 3 Zodiac Sign
Taurus (April 20 – May 20)
Element: Earth
reliablepatientpracticaldevotedgrounded
Birthstone
Emerald
Birth Flower
Lily of the Valley
Season
Spring
Numerology 8
A number of ambition, power, and material achievement.
May 3: This Day in History
- 1937— Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel Gone with the Wind.
- 1948— The Supreme Court ruled in Shelley v. Kraemer that racially restrictive housing covenants were unenforceable.
- 1971— Tens of thousands of anti-Vietnam War protesters attempted to shut down Washington, D.C. in the May Day protests.
- 1978— Gary Thuerk sent what is considered the first spam email to 393 ARPANET users.
- 1999— A series of tornadoes struck Oklahoma and Kansas, producing the highest wind speed ever recorded near the Earth's surface.
Famous Birthdays on May 3
- Niccolo Machiavelli (1469) — Italian political philosopher
- Bing Crosby (1903) — singer and actor
- James Brown (1933) — soul and funk musician
- Christina Hendricks (1975) — actress
- Dule Hill (1974) — actor
- Sugar Ray Robinson (1921) — world champion boxer often called the greatest of all time
What Happens on May 3?
World Press Freedom Day
Did You Know? May 3 Fun Facts
- World Press Freedom Day was established by the UN General Assembly in 1993.
- The first spam email in 1978 advertised a DEC computer system and was sent to about 600 addresses.
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