January 3 in history: • 1521 – Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem, excommunicating Martin Luther for refusing to retract 41 alleged errors found in his 95 Theses and other writings. → go there • 1911 – A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the operational involvement of Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary. → go there • 1941 – Second World War: As part of Operation Compass, Australian and United Kingdom forces attacked Italian forces at the Battle of Bardia in Egypt. → go there • 1961 – All 25 people on board Aero Flight 311 died in Finland's worst civilian air accident when the aircraft crashed near Kvevlax. → go there • 1973 – CBS announced the sale of the New York Yankees professional baseball team to a group of investors headed by American businessman George Steinbrenner. → go there • 2026 – The United States launches a military operation in Venezuela, capturing president Nicolás Maduro (pictured) and his wife. → go there Born 1731: Angelo Emo Wiki link Born 1831: Savitribai Phule Wiki link Born 1961: Lynn Hill Wiki link Died 2013: Robert Clark Wiki link Pictured: Nicolás Maduro aboard the [[USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7).