In History, Today on May 3

King Charles III was officially crowned at a private ceremony held at Buckingham Palace.

The leaked draft opinion in the United States suggesting the potential overturning of Roe v. Wade sparked widespread protests across the country.

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its fourth flight, reaching new heights and a higher distance than its previous flights.

NASA and SpaceX officially announced the launch date for the first crewed flight of the Crew Dragon to the International Space Station, as part of the Commercial Crew Program.

Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha, India, causing widespread damage and leading to the evacuation of over a million people.

The eruption of Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii begins, leading to the destruction of hundreds of homes and the evacuation of thousands of residents.

A wildfire begins in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada, leading to the evacuation of over 80,000 residents and becoming one of the costliest disasters in Canadian history.

A gunfight erupts at a 'Draw Muhammad' cartoon contest in Garland, Texas, resulting in the deaths of two gunmen and the injury of a security guard.

Umberto Eco was awarded the Israeli Dan David Prize for his successful novels and conceptually challenging works of criticism and research.

Lake Tanganyika Earthquake struck near an area that borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania with a magnitude of 6.8.

Osama bin Laden's death is confirmed by al-Qaeda, five days after he was killed by U.S. Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

A car bomb attempt in Times Square, New York City was foiled by the NYPD after the bomb failed to explode. Faisal Shahzad was arrested two days later.

Madeleine McCann, a three-year-old British girl, disappears from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, sparking a high-profile international search and media frenzy.

The International Criminal Court issues its first-ever arrest warrants, targeting leaders of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda, including Joseph Kony, for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

New Hampshire's famous Old Man of the Mountain, a series of granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain that resembled the profile of a face, collapses.

A military coup attempt takes place in the Central African Republic, led by François Bozizé, against President Ange-Félix Patassé. The coup ultimately fails, but it sets the stage for Bozizé's successful coup in 2003.

The United States loses its seat on the United Nations Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.

The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City was devastated by an F5 tornado, the strongest recorded in the area.

The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (later known as spam) was sent by Gary Thuerk to 393 recipients on ARPANET.

The 108-story Sears Tower (now known as the Willis Tower) in Chicago is topped out as the world's tallest building.

Police in Birmingham, Alabama deploy dogs and fire hoses against civil rights protesters led by Martin Luther King Jr. and Southern Christian Leadership Conference affiliates.

The Anne Frank House museum opened in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The new post-war Constitution of Japan went into effect, establishing a parliamentary system and renouncing war.

Gone with the Wind, a novel by Margaret Mitchell, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female director of the United States Mint.

West Virginia became the first state to legislate a sales tax.

The poem 'In Flanders Fields' was written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae during World War I.

The first electric streetcar, built by Werner von Siemens, begins operating in Berlin, Germany, signaling a major advancement in urban transportation technology.

France declares war on Austria, marking the beginning of the Second Italian War of Independence, as Napoleon III supports the Italian unification movement spearheaded by Sardinia-Piedmont.

The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway opens. It is the first steam-hauled passenger and freight railway to issue season tickets and carry livestock.

The Masonic Lodge, known as the Mother Lodge Kilwinning, was founded in Ayrshire, Scotland.

Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city.

The first folding umbrella was introduced in Paris by M. Boitard.

Christopher Columbus discovered the island of Jamaica during his second voyage to the Americas.

The Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II began the construction of Rumelihisarı, a fortress on the European side of the Bosporus, to prepare for the conquest of Constantinople.

A major earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean region, causing significant damage throughout Greece, the Peloponnese, and Crete.

The Battle of Legnica, also known as the Battle of Liegnitz, took place in modern Poland. This battle was fought between the troops of the Mongol Empire and a coalition of European forces led by Henry II the Pious, Duke of Silesia.

The city of Valencia, under the leadership of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid, fell to the Christian forces during the Reconquista efforts in Spain. This event marked a significant victory in the ongoing campaign to recapture Iberian territories from Muslim rule.

Stephen (later known as Pope Stephen II) was elected as pope, but he died a few days later before being consecrated, making his election invalid according to canon law.