SEPTEMBER 3
1935:Driving a 2,500 horsepower Rolls-Royce Blue Bird, Sir Malcolm
Campbell becomes the first individual to drive an automobile over 300
mph. He averages 301.129 miles per hour at Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats.
1939: Two days after Adolf Hitler sends 1.5 million soldiers
in a coordinated air and land invasion of Poland, Great Britain and
France declare war on Germany to begin World War II.
1989: Chris Evert beats 15-year-old Monica Seles 6-0, 6-2 in
Evert's final win at the U.S. Open, the 101st singles match of her U.S.
Open career. Two days later, she will be defeated by Zina Garrison.
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