In History, Today on April 3

Edward the Confessor was crowned King of England.

Henry IV of England was born.

Outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford.

Joseph Stalin became the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, officially known as the European Recovery Program, to aid Western Europe's economic recovery after World War II.

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech in Memphis, Tennessee, the day before his assassination.

The first handheld mobile phone call was made by Martin Cooper of Motorola to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.

The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, was arrested at his cabin in Montana.

United States v. Microsoft Corp. ruling was issued, finding Microsoft guilty of violating antitrust laws by maintaining a monopoly on PC operating systems.

Islamic militants launch a series of coordinated bombings in the southern Philippines, killing 21 people and injuring over 100.

The first episode of the television series 'The Tudors' premiered on Showtime, marking a significant cultural moment in historical drama television.

Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, marking a significant milestone in the development of tablet computing.

The Panama Papers were leaked, revealing how wealthy individuals and public officials used offshore tax regimes.

A terrorist attack occurred on the St. Petersburg Metro in Russia, killing 15 people and injuring 45 others. The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber.

A shooting at the YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, USA, resulted in the injury of three people before the shooter took her own life.