Today in History - 3rd of January

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What happened on this day 3rd of January Highlights:

• 1994 

Millions of people from the former Apartheid Homelands gain South African citizenship.

The apartheid regime had stripped the black inhabitants of the right to citizenship to ensure a white majority of the de jure population.

• 1993 

The second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START II) is signed.

The U.S.A. and Russia agreed to reduce the number of nuclear warheads by about 3,000.

• 1961 

The United States breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba.

In April 1961, the U.S. government launched an unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the Cuban government by invading the country at the bay of pigs.

• 1959 

Alaska becomes the 49th U.S. state
The territory had been bought from Russia in 1867 for a mere $7.2 million.

• 1957 

The first electric watch is available
The Hamilton Electric 500 came in “modern” asymmetrical designs to reflect the revolutionary technology.

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