Today's historical events // Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister in the history of Great Britain
Radio Moldova presents today's historical events - the most important events in history, politics and culture, which we record today, May 3.
1494: Christopher Columbus discovers Jamaica
1905: The first pen was patented
1937: Margaret Mitchell's novel “On the Wings of the Wind” wins the Pulitzer Prize. He is considered to be one of the Great American Romans. Mitchell was accused of idealizing the Confederacy and mythologizing old customs, however, upon publication, the novel was a resounding success! In the US alone, more than 1 million copies were sold in the first six months. Initially the author titled the book "Tomorrow is Another Day", being the last line in the novel.
1948: US President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan into law
1975: At the age of 13, Nadia Comăneci becomes absolute champion of Europe in gymnastics. She is considered to be one of the best female athletes of the 20th century and one of the world's best gymnasts of all time, the "Montreal Goddess", the first gymnast of the modern era to score an absolute 10. She is the first Romanian athlete included in the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame memorial. Shortly after, in 1976, Nadia Comăneci wrote history in Montreal, winning three gold, one bronze and two silver medals. The achievement immediately included Nadia in the Guinness Book, as the athlete who achieved the first ten in gymnastics in the history of the Olympic Games, as well as the youngest Olympic champion.
1978: The first unsolicited advertising message was mailed. It is considered Spam Day
1979: Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister in British history. In the 1980s, she was considered the strongest woman in the world. She carried out profound reforms of Great Britain, which restored the prosperity of the United Kingdom. She opposed communism. She won the war with Argentina, managed to sign agreements with the Republican terrorists in Northern Ireland. She had close ties to the United States during Ronald Reagan's presidency. She encouraged reforms in the Soviet Union under Mikhail Gorbachev. She was Prime Minister of Great Britain until 1990, maintaining the position of an influential figure until her death in 2013.
1997: Garry Kasparov starts the chess game with the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer
They were born:
1903: Bing Crosby, American singer, actor
1953: Lidia Bejenaru, folk music singer (she would have turned 70)
On May 3, the World Press Freedom Day is celebrated throughout the world, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993. Since 1997, the UNESCO / Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize has been awarded every year. The prize, worth 25,000 dollars, is awarded to a person, organization or institution that stands out for its essential contribution to the defense and promotion of press freedom, anywhere in the world. The international jury is made up of 14 professional journalists and publishing directors from all over the world. The award is named after the Colombian journalist Guillermo Cano, assassinated in 1987, for denouncing the activities of drug traffickers in his country.
International Day of the Sun
