Today in History - History - August 3rd

1971Paul McCartney announces formation of his group Wings

1492Christopher Columbus sets sail on his first voyage with 3 ships Santa Maria, Pinta and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain for the "Indies"

1997Phil Mickelson wins golf's Sprint International

8Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus.

1997Garth Brooks performs a free concert in Central Park NY for HBO

1943Gen Patton slaps a US GI in hospital, accusing him of cowardice

2001The Princess Diaries, starring Anne Hathaway in her film debut, is released

1804Naturalist Alexander von Humboldt lands at Bordeaux, France completing his 5 year expedition to Latin America

1941Browns pitcher Johnny Niggling gets Joe DiMaggio in 4 at bats to stop DiMaggio's streak of 74 games in reaching base

1900Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.

1963James Hetfield, Downey California, heavy metal rocker (Metallica-Helpless)

1940Martin Sheen, [Ramon Estevez], NY, actor (Subject Was Roses, Wall St)

1977Tom Brady, San Mateo California, American football player (New England Patriots, 3 Super Bowls)

1941Martha Stewart, New Jersey, business magnate and TV personality, founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

2000British PM Gordon Brown (49) weds Sarah Jane Macaulay (36) in North Queensferry, Fife

1824Inventor Charles Goodyear (23) weds Clarissa Beecher

1979Professional boxer George Foreman (30) divorces Cynthia Lewis after more than a year of marriage

2012Music legend Stevie Wonder (63) divorces fashion designer Kai Millard Morris due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage

2004Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer, dies at 95

1924Joseph Conrad, Polish/British writer (Heart of Darkness), dies at 66

1954Colette, [Sidonie-Gabrielle], French novelist (Vagabonde), dies at 81

2008Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer, dies at 89