3rd April: Today In History

Today is Sunday, April 3rd, the 94 day of 2016. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Events:

1922   Joseph Stalin succeeds Vladimir Lenin as leader of the Soviet Union.

1948   President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan

1968   Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his mountaintop"" speech."

1972   The first ever Mobile phone call is placed

Birthdays:

1366   Henry IV (King of England)

1783   Washington Irving (Author)

1924   Marlon Brando (Actor)

1926   Gus Grissom (Astronaut)

1942   Wayne Newton (Singer)

1958   Alec Baldwin (Actor)

1961   Eddie Murphy (Comedian)

1971   Picabo Street (Skier)

1986   Amanda Bynes (Actress)