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1860 : Pony Express On April 3, 1860, the first mail service using riders on a horseback instead of traditional stagecoaches, the Pony Express began between Missouri and California. Time delivery service will be greatly reduced, however the Pony Express ceased its activities after only one year.
1948 : Marshall Plan On April 3, 1948, U.S. President Harry Truman signed the Foreign Assistance Act, better known as the Marshall Plan, designed to assist financially the reconstruction of 16 European countries.
1955 : Train Crash near Guadalajara On April 3, 1955, a train derailed near Guadalajara in Mexico and ends in a canyon. 300 people were killed.
1974 : Super Outbreak On April 3, 1974, 148 tornadoes among which 6 F5, hit 13 U.S. states and Ontario in Canada, killing 319 people and doing considerable damage. It was the greatest concentration of tornadoes ever recorded over 24 hours.
2010 : Ipad released On April 3, 2010, Apple released the iPad, a tablet computer with an LCD which is used via the touch screen. 3 million copies were sold the first 3 months.

Harry S. Truman
If you can't convince them, confuse them.

John Abernethy, Chirurgo britannico (1764)
Washington Irving, Scrittore americano (1783)
Alcide De Gasperi, Politico italiano (1881)
Leslie Howard, Attore inglese (1893)
Piet de Jong, Politico olandese (1915)
Darío Moreno, Cantante turco (1921)
Doris Day, Attrice e cantante americana (1922)
Marlon Brando, Attore americano (1924)
Gus Grissom, Astronauta americano (1926)
Helmut Kohl, Cancelliere della Germania (1930)
Jane Goodall, Primatologa, etologa, antropologa inglese (1934)
Carl Boenish, Pioniere di base jumping (1941)
Catherine Spaak, Attrice francese (1945)
Hanna Suchocka, Politica polacca (1946)
Carlos Salina, Politico messicano (1948)
Alec Baldwin, Attore americano (1958)
Eddie Murphy, Attore americano (1961)
Bjarne Riis, Ciclista danese (1964)
Picabo Street, Sciatrice americana (1971)
Jennie Garth, Attrice americana (1972)
Sandrine Testud, Tennista francese (1972)
Will Mellor, Attore inglese (1976)
Matthew Goode, Attore inglese (1978)
Iain Fyfe, Calciatore australiano (1982)
Maxi López, Calciatore argentino (1984)
Jari-Matti Latvala, Pilota di rally finlandese (1985)
Leona Lewis, Cantante inglese (1985)
Amanda Bynes, Attrice americana (1986)
Tim Krul, Calciatore olandese (1988)
Sotiris Ninis, Calciatore greco (1990)

Jesse James, Fuorilegge americano (1882)
Johannes Brahms, Compositore tedesco (1897)
Conrad Veidt, Attore tedesco (1943)
Graham Greene, Scrittore inglese (1991)

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