On This Day for April 3 - Implementation of the Marshall Plan, Fazlur R. Khan is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 03 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Fazlur R. Khan READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1948 Implementation of the Marshall Plan READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: Private papers from a Panama law firm were made public and revealed how wealthy clients concealed their wealth and avoided paying taxes; the "Panama Papers" represented one of the biggest leaks of confidential data. 1996: Federal agents in Montana apprehended Ted Kaczynski, an American terrorist known as the "Unabomber," who had killed 3 persons and injured more than 20 with explosives sent through the U.S. postal system. [ Ted Kaczynski might have been inspired by The Secret Agent. Read about that book and others tied to terrible crimes.] 1973: The first handheld mobile telephone call was made by an employee of Motorola, who called AT&T's Bell Laboratories. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about gadgets and technology.] 1961: American comedian and actor Eddie Murphy was born in Brooklyn, New York. [ Sort fact from fiction in our film quiz.] 1930: Helmut Kohl, who served as chancellor of West Germany (1982–90) and of reunified Germany (1990–98), was born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. [ How much do you know about German history?] 1922: American singer and actress Doris Day, whose performances in movie musicals of the 1950s and sex comedies of the early 1960s made her a leading Hollywood star, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. [Take our quiz about A-list actors.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1924 Marlon Brando American actor 1958 Alec Baldwin American actor 1961 Eddie Murphy American actor and comedian 1924 Doris Day American singer and actress 1925 Tony Benn British politician 1934 Jane Goodall British ethologist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help