Today in History - History - April 3rd

19776th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth

1957Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" premieres in London

1948US President Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries)

1975Bobby Fischer stripped of world chess title for refusing to defend it

19946th Seniors Golf Tradition: Ray Floyd

1776George Washington receives honorary Ll.D. degree from Harvard College

1955The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg's book Howl against obscenity charges.

1882American Old West: Outlaw Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford.

1941Churchill warns Stalin of German invasion

1988Mario Lemieux wins NHL scoring title, stopping Gretzky's 7 year streak

1961Eddie Murphy, Brooklyn New York, American actor (SNL, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw)

1783Washington Irving, New York City New York, American writer (Legend of Sleepy Hollow)

1924Marlon Brando, Omaha Neb, actor (Superman, Godfather)

1958Alec Baldwin, Amityville NY, actor (Joshua-Knots Landing, Beetlejuice)

1991Graham Greene, Brit writer (3rd Man, Our man in Havana), dies at 86

1882Jesse James, outlaw, shot dead at 34, in St Joseph Mo by Robert Ford