This Day in History
Today: December 3, 2025
915
Pope John X crowns Berengar I of Italy as Holy Roman Emperor (probable date).[1]
1775
American Revolutionary War: USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.[2]
1799
War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Wiesloch: Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal Anton Sztáray defeats the French at Wiesloch.[3]
1800
War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden: French General Jean Victor Marie Moreau decisively defeats the Archduke John of Austria near Munich. Coupled with First Consul Napoleon Bonaparte's earlier victory at Marengo, this will force the Austrians to sign an armistice and end the war.<span...
1800
United States presidential election: The Electoral College casts votes for president and vice president that result in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
1818
Illinois becomes the 21st U.S. state.
1834
The Zollverein (German Customs Union) begins the first regular census in Germany.
1854
Battle of the Eureka Stockade: More than 20 gold miners at Ballarat, Victoria, are killed by state troopers in an uprising over mining licences.
1859
Nigeria's first newspaper, missionary Henry Townsend's Iwe Irohin, was published.[5]
1881
The first issue of Tamperean daily newspaper Aamulehti ("Morning Paper") is published.[6]
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