On this day in history

April 3

American

1882Bob Ford shoots Jesse James in the back of the head in St Joseph, Missouri, for the reward money.

Bob Ford shoots Jesse James in the back of the head in St Joseph, Missouri, for the reward money.

1948Truman signs the Marshall Plan, committing billions to rebuild Western Europe.

Truman signs the Marshall Plan, committing billions to rebuild Western Europe.

1860The Pony Express begins, carrying mail from Missouri to California in ten days.

The Pony Express begins, carrying mail from Missouri to California in ten days.

1968Martin Luther King Jr delivers his mountaintop speech in Memphis: I have seen the promised land.

Martin Luther King Jr delivers his mountaintop speech in Memphis: I have seen the promised land.

1996The FBI arrests Ted Kaczynski at his Montana cabin, ending the 17 year Unabomber terror campaign.

The FBI arrests Ted Kaczynski at his Montana cabin, ending the 17 year Unabomber terror campaign.

1922Joseph Stalin becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party, the post he will turn into absolute power.

Joseph Stalin becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party, the post he will turn into absolute power.

1936Bruno Hauptmann is executed in New Jersey for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder.

Bruno Hauptmann is executed in New Jersey for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder.