On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
August 3
6 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
Fighting Dinosaurs, a fossil specimen featuring a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops in combat, was unearthed in the Djadochta Formation of Mongolia.
Wikipedia: Fighting Dinosaurs
A privately chartered Boeing 707 (aircraft involved pictured) struck a mountain peak and crashed near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
Wikipedia: Boeing 707
Tandy Corporation announced the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Wikipedia: Tandy CorporationThe Sky Tower, then the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.
Wikipedia: Sky Tower (Auckland)
Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
Wikipedia: Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
The last vessels involved in Taurus 09, a Royal Navy training deployment covering 20,400 miles (32,800 km), returned to HMNB Devonport, England.
Wikipedia: Taurus 09