Truman signs Marshall Plan
On April 3, 1948, U.S. President Harry S. Truman signs the Foreign Assistance Act, commonly known as the Marshall Plan, into law. Named after U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall, the program … (more...)
April 03
This Day in History
1948
1948
Jeju Massacre
On this day in 1948, the Korean province of Jeju was caught in a Cold War conflict and a civil war-like period of violence and human rights abuses, known as the Jeju Uprising and Massacre, begins. … (more...)
1817
Princess Caraboo Appears
On this day in 1817, Princess Caraboo appeared in an English village and took the country by storm. On 3 April, the village of Almondsbury, near Bristol, England, was abuzz with the news: a … (more...)
1312
Red Sea, or Sea of Reeds, Is Parted
Historians suggest that the biblical crossing of the Red Sea as found in the Book of Exodus (13:17 – 14:29) would have taken place on 3 April 1312 BC. The account describes Moses and the Israelites … (more...)
This Day in History
January 27
TV Guide
- 9:30am Coast Australia
- 10:30am Extraordinary Tale of William Buckley Rec
- 11:30am The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook Rec
- 12:30pm Nefertiti: The Lonely Queen Rec
- 1:30pm Strategy: The Genius of Warfare Rec
- 2:30pm WWII: Total War Rec
- 3:30pm The Civil War by Ken Burns Rec
- 4:30pm Battlefleet Rec
- 5:30pm Great Continental Railway Journeys Rec
- 6:30pm Penelope Keith's Hidden Coastal Villages Rec
- 7:30pm Coast Australia Rec
- 8:30pm The Last Survivors Rec
- 10:30pm Empire Games Rec
- 11:30pm The Story of Egypt Rec
- 12:30am Nazi Secret Files Rec
- 1:30am The World From Above Rec
- 2:00am ANZAC Stories Rec
- 2:30am The Civil War by Ken Burns Rec
- 3:15am Battlefleet Rec
- 4:00am Coast Australia Rec
- 4:45am The Last Survivors Rec
- 6:30am Sinatra And The Jack Pack Rec
- 7:30am The Story of Egypt Rec
