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Today is Tuesday, April 3, the 94th day of 2012. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March.

On this date:
In 33, Generally agreed-upon date for the historical crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity.
In 1043, Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
In 1077, The first Parliament of Friuli is created.
In 1559, The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
In 1776, George Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard College.
In 1834, The generals in the Greek War of Independence stand trial for treason.
In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.)
In 1865, American Civil War: Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederate States of America.
In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang.
In 1911, Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63, had its world premiere in Helsinki, Finland, with Sibelius conducting.
In 1885, Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German patent for his engine design.
In 1888, The first of 11 unsolved brutal murders of women committed in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London, occurs.
In 1895, Trial of the libel case instigated by Oscar Wilde begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of homosexuality.
In 1922, Joseph Stalin becomes the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
In 1929, RMS Queen Mary is ordered from John Brown & Company Shipbuilding and Engineering by Cunard Line.
In 1933, First flight over Mount Everest, a British expedition, led by the Marquis of Clydesdale, and funded by Lucy, Lady Houston
In 1936, Bruno Richard Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr., the baby son of pilot Charles Lindbergh.
In 1946, Japanese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March.
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signs into law the Marshall Plan, authorizing $5 billion in aid for 16 countries. The law was designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist Communism.
In 1948, In Jeju, South Korea, a civil-war-like period of violence and human rights abuses begins, known as the Jeju massacre.
In 1955, The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.
In 1956, Hudsonville-Standale Tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
In 1961, The Leadbeater's Possum is rediscovered in Australia after 72 years.
In 1968, the day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "mountaintop" speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers. North Vietnam agreed to meet with U.S. representatives to set up preliminary peace talks.
In 1969, Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
In 1973, Martin Cooper of Motorola made the first handheld mobile phone call to Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs, though it took ten years for the DynaTAC 8000X to become the first such phone to be commercially released.
In 1974, The Super Outbreak occurs, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. Deadly tornadoes struck wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada. The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
In 1975, Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
In 1979, Jane M. Byrne was elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Wallace D. Johnson.
In 1981, The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
In 1985, the landmark Hollywood Brown Derby restaurant closed after 56 years in business.
In 1981, The Osborne 1, the first successful portable computer, is unveiled at the West Coast Computer Faire in San Francisco.
In 1996, Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his cabin in Montana, United States.
In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and American business executives crashed in Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard.
In 1997, The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
In 2000, United States v. Microsoft: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
In 2004, Islamic terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
In 2007, Conventional-Train World Speed Record: a French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record.
In 2008, ATA Airlines, once one of the 10 largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in 5 years and ceases all operations.
In 2008, Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be removed and taken into state custody.

Ten years ago: Israeli tanks rolled into the West Bank's largest city, Nablus, and other troops laid siege to a refugee camp in Jenin, battling Palestinians who'd barricaded entrances and fought back with bombs and guns. Soldiers also encircled hundreds of Palestinian gunmen holed up in the Bethlehem church marking Jesus' birthplace.
Five years ago: President George W. Bush denounced Democrats for going on spring break without approving money for the Iraq war; he also criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria. An ex-con shot and killed his ex-girlfriend at the CNN headquarters complex in Atlanta before being wounded by a security guard. (Arthur Mann was later convicted of murdering Clara Riddles and sentenced to life without parole.) A high-speed French train broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains, surpassing 357.2 mph. After a nine-year title drought, Tennessee's Lady Vols captured a seventh national title, beating Rutgers 59-46.
One year ago: The United States agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition air strikes against targets in Libya. Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew fatally shot himself at a remote Afghanistan patrol base; three Marines were court-martialed for alleged hazing. (Two were acquitted; one pleaded guilty to assault after admitting he'd punched and kicked Lew.)

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Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 89. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 82. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 78. Actor William Gaunt is 75. Actor Eric Braeden is 71. Actress Marsha Mason is 70. Singer Wayne Newton is 70. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 70. Singer Tony Orlando is 68. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 65. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 63. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 62. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 57. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 56. Actor Alec Baldwin is 54. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 53. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 52. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 51. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 50. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 44. Rock musician James MacDonough is 42. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 41. Actress Jennie Garth is 40. Actor Adam Scott is 39. Comedian Aries Spears is 37. Actress Cobie Smulders is 30. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 27. Actress Amanda Bynes is 26.

Other notable birthdays, April 3:
1926, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, American astronaut (d. 1967)
1929, Lee Leonard, American television personality
1930, Wally Moon, American baseball player
1933, Bob Dornan, American politician
1934, Jane Goodall, English zoologist
1938, Jeff Barry, American songwriter and record producer
1943, Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer
1945, Bernard Parent, Quebec ice hockey player
1945, Catherine Spaak, French actress
1946, Dee Murray, English bassist with Elton John
1948, Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico
1951, Mel Schacher, American musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
1951, Mitch Woods, American pianist and singer in boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues styles
1965, Julie Anne Haddock, former American actress
1967, Pervis Ellison, American basketball player
1973, Jamie Bamber, English actor
1975, Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
1981, DeShawn Stevenson, American basketball player
1982, Jared Allen, American football player
1987, Jay Bruce, American baseball player
1987, Jason Kipnis, American baseball player

Notable deaths, April 3:
1783, Washington Irving, American author (d. 1859)
1822, Edward Everett Hale, American writer (d. 1909)
1823, William Magear "Boss" Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
1893, Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943)
1898, George Jessel, American comedian (d. 1981)
1898, Henry Luce, American publisher (d. 1967)
1904, Sally Rand, American burlesque dancer (d. 1979)
1907, Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
1920, John Demjanjuk, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi (d. 2012)
1921, Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
1924, Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
1926, Virgil "Gus" Grissom, American astronaut (d. 1967)
1928, Don Gibson, American country musician (d. 2003)
1928, Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005)
1930, Lawton Chiles, U.S. (Florida) Senator and Governor (d. 1998)
1941, Jan Berry, American musician (d. 2004)
1943, Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. 1986)
1949, Lyle Alzado, American football player (d. 1992)
1956, Ray Combs, American game show host and comedian (d. 1996)
1963, Criss Oliva, American musician (d. 1993)
1968, Charlotte Coleman, English actress (d. 2001)

Notable deaths, April 3:
1882, Jesse James, American outlaw (b. 1847)
1897, Johannes Brahms, German composer (b. 1833)
1936, Bruno Hauptmann, German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. 1899)
1943, Conrad Veidt, German actor (b. 1893)
1950, Carter G. Woodson, African-American historian, author, journalist and founder of Black History Month (b. 1875)
1981, Juan Trippe, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, Pan Am founder (b. 1899)
1982, Warren Oates, American character actor (b. 1928)
1988, Milton Caniff, American cartoonist (Terry and the Pirates, Steve Canyon) (b. 1907)
1990, Sarah Vaughan, American singer (b. 1924)
1991, Graham Greene, English writer (b. 1904)
1993, Pinky Lee, American comic and children's television host (b. 1907)
1996, Ron Brown, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941)
2007, Eddie Robinson, American football coach (b. 1919)

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Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2013. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1973, the first handheld portable telephone was demonstrated for reporters on a New York City street corner as Motorola executive Martin Cooper contacted Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs using a Motorola device that, according to an AP story, looked like "a small, domesticated version of military walkie-talkies" and weighed less than three pounds.

One year ago: Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination, sweeping primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. In a speech to the annual meeting of The Associated Press, President Barack Obama accused Republican leaders of becoming so radical and rigid that even the late Ronald Reagan could not win a GOP primary if he were running today. Baylor finished off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the NCAA women's basketball championship game.

Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 90. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 83. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 79. Actor William Gaunt is 76. Actor Eric Braeden is 72. Actress Marsha Mason is 71. Singer Wayne Newton is 71. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 71. Singer Tony Orlando is 69. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 66. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 64. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 63. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 58. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 57. Actor Alec Baldwin is 55. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 54. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 53. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 52. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 51. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 45. Rock musician James MacDonough is 43. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 42. Actress Jennie Garth is 41. Actor Jamie Bamber is 40. Actor Adam Scott is 40. Comedian Aries Spears is 38. Actress Cobie Smulders is 31. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 28. Actress Amanda Bynes is 27.

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Today is Thursday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2014. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1974, deadly tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; within a 24-hour period, more than 300 fatalities resulted from what became known as the Super Outbreak.

Ten years ago: Surrounded by police, five suspects in the Madrid railway bombings blew themselves up in a building outside the Spanish capital, also killing a special forces agent. Soccer player Freddy Adu, age 14, became the youngest athlete in a major American professional sport in well over a century as he entered a game between his team, D.C. United, and the San Jose Earthquakes (D.C. United won, 2-1).

Five years ago: An ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, Jiverly Wong, opened fire inside an immigrant community center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 13 people, most of them immigrants, before taking his own life. The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously legalized gay marriage. The Labor Department reported unemployment reached 8.5 percent in March 2009, the highest in a quarter-century. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived in Strasbourg, France, after two days in London. Tom Braden, who helped launch CNN's "Crossfire" and whose memoir "Eight is Enough" inspired a TV show, died in Denver at age 92.

One year ago: The White House announced President Barack Obama would return 5 percent of his salary each month to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts. Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since a cease-fire ended a major flare-up the previous year. Rutgers fired basketball coach Mike Rice after a videotape aired showing him shoving, grabbing and throwing balls at players in practice and using gay slurs. Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, died in New York.

Today's Birthdays: Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 84. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 80. Actor William Gaunt is 77. Actor Eric Braeden is 73. Actress Marsha Mason is 72. Singer Wayne Newton is 72. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 72. Singer Tony Orlando is 70. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 67. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 65. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 64. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 59. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 58. Actor Alec Baldwin is 56. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 55. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 54. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 53. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 52. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 46. Rock musician James MacDonough is 44. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 43. Actress Jennie Garth is 42. Actor Jamie Bamber is 41. Actor Adam Scott is 41. Comedian Aries Spears is 39. Actress Cobie Smulders is 32. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 29. Actress Amanda Bynes is 28.

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Today is Good Friday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2015. There are 272 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.

Ten years ago: A day after the death of Pope John Paul II, the body of the pontiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that would choose a successor.

Five years ago: The leader of the Anglican church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, said in remarks released by the BBC that the Roman Catholic church in Ireland had lost all credibility because of its mishandling of abuse by priests. White supremacist Eugene TerreBlanche, 68, was bludgeoned to death on his South African farm in a dispute with black farm workers over wages. Connecticut senior Tina Charles was the runaway choice as The Associated Press' women's college basketball player of the year. Nebraska's Connie Yori was named The Associated Press' women's college basketball coach of the year.

One year ago: The Associated Press reported that the U.S. government had masterminded the creation of a "Cuban Twitter" designed to undermine the communist government in Havana. Serial killer Tommy Lynn Sells was put to death in Texas after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his lawyers' demand that the state release information about where it had gotten its lethal injection drug. David Letterman announced during a taping of the "Late Show" on CBS that he was retiring as host in 2015 (Stephen Colbert was named as his replacement a week later). Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall was named the runaway winner of the AP coach of the year award. Creighton star Doug McDermott was a near-unanimous pick as the AP player of the year.

Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 92. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 85. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 81. Actor William Gaunt is 78. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 77. Actor Eric Braeden is 74. Actress Marsha Mason is 73. Singer Wayne Newton is 73. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 73. Singer Tony Orlando is 71. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 68. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 66. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 65. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 60. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 59. Actor Alec Baldwin is 57. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 56. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 55. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 54. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 53. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 47. Rock musician James MacDonough is 45. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 44. Actress Jennie Garth is 43. Actor Jamie Bamber is 42. Actor Adam Scott is 42. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 41. Comedian Aries Spears is 40. Actor Matthew Goode (TV: "The Good Wife"; Film: "The Imitation Game") is 37. Actress Cobie Smulders is 33. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 30. Actress Amanda Bynes is 29.

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

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J., for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.

Ten years ago: Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty before an international war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone, denying he'd helped destabilize West Africa through killings, sexual slavery and sending children into combat. (Taylor was later convicted of all 11 counts against him, and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.) Florida beat UCLA, 73-57, to win its first NCAA title in men's basketball. Charles Barkley, Dominique Wilkins and Joe Dumars were among six people elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Five years ago: The United States agreed to NATO's request for a 48-hour extension of American participation in coalition air strikes against targets in Libya. Marine Lance Cpl. Harry Lew fatally shot himself at a remote Afghanistan patrol base; three Marines were court-martialed for alleged hazing. (Two were acquitted; one pleaded guilty to assault after admitting he'd punched and kicked Lew.)

One year ago: Information retrieved from the "black box" data recorder of a doomed German airliner showed its co-pilot repeatedly accelerated the plane before it slammed into a French mountainside, killing all 150 people on board. Pope Francis, presiding at the traditional Good Friday Colosseum procession, decried what he called the "complicit silence" about the killing of Christians. Frank Kaminsky, the 7-footer who anchored Wisconsin's run to a second straight Final Four, was the runaway choice as The Associated Press' player of the year; John Calipari of Kentucky was selected The Associated Press' coach of the year. Sarah Brady, who became a gun control activist after her husband, James, was shot in the head in the attempt on President Ronald Reagan's life, died in Alexandria, Va., at age 73, eight months after being widowed.

Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 93. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 86. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 82. Actor William Gaunt is 79. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 78. Actor Eric Braeden is 75. Actress Marsha Mason is 74. Singer Wayne Newton is 74. Singer Tony Orlando is 72. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 69. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 67. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 66. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 61. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 60. Actor Alec Baldwin is 58. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 57. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 56. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 55. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 54. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 48. Rock musician James MacDonough is 46. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 45. Actress Jennie Garth is 44. Actor Jamie Bamber is 43. Actor Adam Scott is 43. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 42. Comedian Aries Spears is 41. Actor Matthew Goode is 38. Actress Cobie Smulders is 34. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 31. Actress Amanda Bynes is 30. Actress-comedian Rachel Bloom (TV: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") is 29. Actress Hayley Kiyoko (TV: "CSI: Cyber") is 25.

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Today is Monday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2017. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1942, during World War II, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March.

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush denounced Democrats for going on spring break without approving money for the Iraq war with no strings; he also criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for visiting Syria. An ex-con shot and killed his ex-girlfriend at the CNN headquarters complex in Atlanta before being wounded by a security guard. (Arthur Mann was later convicted of murdering Clara Riddles and sentenced to life without parole.) A high-speed French train broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains, surpassing 357.2 mph. After a nine-year title drought, Tennessee's Lady Vols captured a seventh national title, beating Rutgers 59-46.

Five years ago: Mitt Romney tightened his grip on the Republican presidential nomination, sweeping primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and Washington, D.C. In a speech to the annual meeting of The Associated Press, President Barack Obama accused Republican leaders of becoming so radical and rigid that even the late Ronald Reagan could not win a GOP primary if he were running today. Baylor finished off an undefeated season with an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the NCAA women's basketball championship game.

One year ago: An international coalition of media outlets published the "Panama Papers," thousands of pages of leaked documents relating to offshore accounts that revealed attempts by world leaders, celebrities and businesses to dodge taxes in their home countries. A southbound Amtrak train struck a piece of heavy equipment just south of Philadelphia and derailed; two Amtrak workers were killed. Jason Aldean beat Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert for entertainer of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas; Chris Stapleton cleaned house in other categories.

Today's Birthdays — April 3: Actress-singer Doris Day is 95. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 87. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 83. Actor William Gaunt is 80. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 79. Actor Eric Braeden is 76. Actress Marsha Mason is 75. Singer Wayne Newton is 75. Singer Tony Orlando is 73. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 70. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 68. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 67. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 62. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 61. Actor Alec Baldwin is 59. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 58. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 57. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 56. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 55. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 49. Rock musician James MacDonough is 47. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 46. Actress Jennie Garth is 45. Actor Jamie Bamber is 44. Actor Adam Scott is 44. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 43. Comedian Aries Spears is 42. Actor Matthew Goode is 39. Actress Cobie Smulders is 35. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 32. Actress Amanda Bynes is 31. Actress-comedian Rachel Bloom is 30. Actress Hayley Kiyoko is 26.

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Today is Tuesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2018. There are 272 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tenn., that "I've been to the mountaintop" and "seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!" (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin's bullet at the Lorraine Motel.)

Ten years ago: NATO allies meeting in Bucharest, Romania, gave President George W. Bush strong support for a missile defense system in Europe and urged Moscow to drop its angry opposition to the program. Model Naomi Campbell was arrested at London Heathrow Airport after getting into an altercation with police during a dispute about lost luggage. (Campbell was later sentenced to 200 hours of community service and fined 2,300 pounds.) Ohio State defeated Massachusetts, 92-85, for the National Invitation Tournament title.

Five years ago: The White House announced President Barack Obama would return 5 percent of his salary each month to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts. Palestinian militants launched several rockets into southern Israel and Israeli aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip in the heaviest exchange of fire between the sides since a cease-fire ended a major flare-up the previous year. Oscar-winning screenwriter and award-winning novelist Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 85, died in New York.

One year ago: A suicide bombing aboard a subway train in St. Petersburg, Russia, left 16 people dead and wounded more than 50; authorities identified the bomber as a 22-year old Kyrgyz-born Russian national. A divided Senate Judiciary Committee panel voted 11-9 along party lines to favorably recommend Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch to the full Senate. The NHL announced it would not participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. North Carolina scored the last eight points for a 71-65 win over Gonzaga and an NCAA title.

Today's Birthdays — April 3: Actress-singer Doris Day is 96. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 84. Actor William Gaunt is 81. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 80. Actor Eric Braeden is 77. Actress Marsha Mason is 76. Singer Wayne Newton is 76. Singer Tony Orlando is 74. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 71. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 69. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 68. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 63. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 62. Actor Alec Baldwin is 60. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 59. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 58. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 57. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 56. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 50. Rock musician James MacDonough is 48. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 47. Actress Jennie Garth is 46. Actor Jamie Bamber is 45. Actor Adam Scott is 45. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 44. Comedian Aries Spears is 43. Actor Matthew Goode is 40. Actress Cobie Smulders is 36. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 33. Actress Amanda Bynes is 32. Actress-comedian Rachel Bloom is 31. Actress Hayley Kiyoko is 27.

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1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang.

Today's Birthdays — Wednesday, April 3, 2019: Actress-singer Doris Day is 97. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 85. Actor William Gaunt is 82. Songwriter Jeff Barry is 81.

Actor Eric Braeden is 78. Actress Marsha Mason is 77. Singer Wayne Newton is 77. Singer Tony Orlando is 75. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 72. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 70.

Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 69. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 64. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 63. Actor Alec Baldwin is 61. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 60.

Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 59. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 58. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 57. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 51.

Rock musician James MacDonough is 49. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 48. Actress Jennie Garth is 47. Actor Jamie Bamber is 46. Actor Adam Scott is 46. Christian rock musician Drew Shirley (Switchfoot) is 45. Comedian Aries Spears is 44. Actor Matthew Goode is 41.

Actress Cobie Smulders is 37. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 34. Actress Amanda Bynes is 33. Actress-comedian Rachel Bloom is 32.

Actress Hayley Kiyoko is 28. Rock musician Sam Kiszka (Greta Van Fleet) is 20.

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In 1956 - Elvis Presley performed on "The Milton Berle Show." The show was broadcast live from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Elvis played the songs "Heartbreak Hotel," "Money, Honey," and "Blue Suede Shoes."

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