This Day In History, January 3rd.
Five Historical Events That Happened on January 3rd.
Battle of Princeton (1777) - American Revolutionary War: In New Jersey, General George Washington's army beats British forces commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood.
James W. Marshall discovers gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, sparking the California Gold Rush in 1848.
1924: British Egyptologist Howard Carter finds Tutankhamun's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings.
1961: After Fidel Castro declared Cuba to be a socialist country, the United States severing diplomatic relations with Cuba.
1990: Manuel Noriega, a former president of Panama, turns himself in to American authorities ten days after seeking asylum in the Vatican embassy in Panama City.
This Day In History, January 3rd,1777: Battle of Princeton - American Revolutionary War.
On January 3, 1777, the Battle of Princeton, a crucial engagement in the American Revolutionary War, took place. General George Washington led his army across the Delaware River, surprised Lieutenant Colonel Charles Mawhood's army of British soldiers, and routed them. The American soldiers' morale was raised by this win, which also demonstrated their fighting prowess against the British. The battle is significant in part because it took place during extremely severe winter weather.
California Gold Rush - James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California Gold Rush.
James W. Marshall made the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill near Coloma, California, on January 3, 1848. The California Gold Rush, which attracted thousands of people from all over the world to California in quest of gold, was sparked by this discovery. The gold rush had a significant impact on California's history and development as well as the history of the United States as a whole, causing the fast construction of towns and cities as well as the invention of new technologies and the migration of people from all over the world.
British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovers the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt.
The Tutankhamun sarcophagus was found by British Egyptologist Howard Carter in Egypt's Valley of the Kings on January 3, 1924. In the 14th century BC, Tutankhamun, a relatively unimportant pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of ancient Egypt, briefly held power. His tomb, which had lain undiscovered for more than 3,000 years, contained a vast assortment of treasures and relics that provided fresh insight into ancient Egyptian history and society. One of the most important archaeological discoveries of the 20th century was the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba, following Fidel Castro's announcement that Cuba is a socialist nation.
Following Fidel Castro's declaration that Cuba was a socialist country, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba on January 3, 1961. Since Castro took office in 1959, the United States had been apprehensive of his regime, and difficult relations between the two nations had existed for some time. An important step in the rise of hostilities between the two countries was the breaking of diplomatic ties, which came before the failed Bay of Pigs invasion in April of that year and the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962.
Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega surrenders to U.S. authorities, 10 days after taking refuge in the Vatican embassy in Panama City.
Ten days after seeking asylum in the Vatican embassy in Panama City, Manuel Noriega, the former president of Panama, turned himself into American authorities on January 3, 1990. In order to remove Noriega from power, the U.S. government began military action in Panama in December 1989. Noriega had been charged with narcotics trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering in the US. After turning himself in, Noriega was extradited to the US, where he was later found guilty of various offenses and given a prison sentence. His case was noteworthy because it brought attention to the U.S. government's initiatives to fight drug trafficking and organized crime in Latin America.