Daily Calendar for Thursday, April 3, 2025

James Carrington patented a coffee mill – 1829
The Pony Express began postal service – 1860
The outlaw Jesse James was shot and killed by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang – 1882
During the gold rush, a deadly avalanche occurred along Chilkoot Pass in Alaska – 1898
Writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre were married – 1920
Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the kidnap-murder of the Lindbergh baby – 1936
The first national issue of TV Guide was published – 1953
First mobile phone call made – 1973
Woody Allen’s film Annie Hall won four Academy Awards, including that for Best Picture – 1978
A French train broke the world speed record for conventional rail trains, reaching 357.2 mph – 2007
The Tsawwassen First Nation Final Agreement with Canada and British Columbia went into effect – 2009

A little more than 10 inches of snow fell in New York City – 1915
On this day and into April 4, 148 tornadoes touched down in a total of 13 U.S. states. – 1974
Boston, Massachusetts, was soaked with 2.91 inches of rain. Steuben County in New York State got half a foot of snow. – 1990