Today in History - October 3

Today in History - October 3

John Ross, long-time leader of the Cherokee Nation, was born on October 3, 1790, in Cherokee territory now part of Alabama. Continue reading.

On October 3, 1902, President Theodore Roosevelt met with miners and coalfield operators from the anthracite coalfields in Pennsylvania in an attempt to settle a strike, then in its fifth month. Continue reading.

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia, “Land of the South Slavs,” was formed on October 3, 1929. Continue reading.

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