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Today In History May 3 1968 Highlights
The May 3 1968 history roundup notes events across centuries. Washington DC is incorporated in 1802. Columbus discovers Jamaica in 1494. Secretary of the Navy appointment in 1798. Early air service in 1919. First nonstop transcontinental flight in 1923. Quinine synthesized in 1944. Elbe surrender in 1945. Antarctica treaty talks in 1958. Haiti martial law in 1958. Park reelected in 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington, D.C
John Adams
Benjamin Stoddert
Navy
Robert Hewitt
New York
Atlantic City
N.J
Oakley G. Kelly
John A. MacReady
Coronado Beach
Calif
Harvard University
Elbe River
United States
U.S
Antarctica
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Chung Hee Park
South Korea