📜 This Day in History
January 3
250Decius ordered all people in the Roman Empire (except Jews) to perform a sacrifice to the Roman gods, resulting in widespread persecution of Christians.- 1777American Revolutionary War: American forces commanded by George Washington defeated British troops at the Battle of Princeton.
- 1938The American health charity March of Dimes was founded as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to help raise money for polio research.
- 1961All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax.
- 2002Second Intifada: Israeli forces seized MV Karine A, which was carrying 50 tons of smuggled weapons on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.
- 2026The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
