Historical Events for 3rd September 2026

1861 – Confederate forces enter Kentucky, ending its neutrality
1936 – For the first time in the history of the Walker Cup golf event, there is a shutout as the United States defeats Great Britain 9-0 at Pine Valley Golf Club in New Jersey
1940 – Dutch government-in-exile of Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy forms in London, England
1943 – Italy and the Allies sign the Armistice of Cassibile, the Italian instrument of surrender, signed by Italian General Giuseppe Castellano and US General Walter Bedell Smith at Cassibile in Sicily and made public five days later
1971 – Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office in Los Angeles but fails to find his file
1978 – Bernard Slade’s stage comedy “Same Time, Next Year” closes at the Ambassador Theatre in New York City after 1,453 performances and a Tony Award
2020 – Actor Robert Pattinson tests positive for COVID-19, shutting down production of “The Batman”
2024 – MLB Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hits three home runs, becoming the first player in franchise history to do so twice in a season, in a 10-8 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto

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