This day in history

On 3 September, 1935, a new land speed record is set by Britain’s famed speed demon, Sir Malcolm Campbell. On the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, Campbell and his car Bluebird made two runs over a one-mile course at speeds averaging 301 miles per hour.

After conquering land, he later turned to water and achieved a series of water-speed records in motorboats.

355 people are killed as the siege at a school in the Russian town of Beslan comes to a bloody end.

The American flag is flown in battle for the first time, during a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch’s Bridge, Maryland.

The English Civil War: Defeat for the Royalist supporters of Charles II by the Parliamentary army commanded by Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Worcester.

Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England at Westminster following the death of his father, Henry II.

British troops invade mainland Italy. 

A U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group arrives in Saigon to screen French requests for American military aid, assist in the training of South Vietnamese troops and advise on strategy.