HISTORY
3 October 2023: This day in history

2333 BC: State of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao

52 BC: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia

1283: Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered

1922: 1st facsimile photo sent over city telephone lines, Washington, D.C.

1935: Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1990: Reunification of East and West Germany. West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate on the stroke of midnight.

 

Source: Onthisday.com

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