THURSDAY, Sept. 3, 2026
301-San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus 1650-Oliver Cromwell's English New Model Army defeats a Scottish force in a surprise attack at the Battle of Dunbar 1783-The Treaty of Paris is signed in Paris, ending the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America 1791-The…
September 3, 2026 marked the founding of San Marino, a minuscule nation and the world's oldest republic still in existence today. Saint Marinus established the republic in 301 AD. The English New Model Army, under Oliver Cromwell, triumphed over a Scottish force in the Battle of Dunbar on September 3, 1783, bringing an end to the American Revolutionary War between Britain and the United States. The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris, formally concluded the conflict.
The French Revolution, which took place in 1791, resulted in the passage of the new French Constitution, declaring France a constitutional monarchy. Britain annexed the Boer Republic of South Africa in 1900, following General Lord Roberts' proclamation. Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 while examining colonies of Staphylococcus bacteria at St. Mary's Hospital in London.
World War II erupted in 1939 when Britain declared war on Germany following its invasion of Poland. France followed six hours later, quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Canada. Holocaust diarist Anne Frank, aged 15, was among the prisoners on the 68th transport of Jews to Auschwitz on September 3, 1944.
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