Today in History - March 3 | 'Chamber of horrors' found beneath children's home
A mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of babies and young children was discovered at a former Catholic orphanage in Ireland on March 3, 2017.
Irish government investigators reported "significant quantities of human remains" were uncovered in 20 underground chambers beneath the site of the former Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home in Tuam, County Galway.
The then Irish Taoiseach, or prime minister, Enda Kenny described the grim discovery as a "chamber of horrors".
The government investigation confirmed claims by campaigners that the vast majority of children who died at the home - where unmarried mothers were sent to deliver their babies - had been interred on the site in unmarked graves.
An Irish historian, Catherine Corless, tracked down death certificates for nearly 800 children who had died as residents of the facility — but could find a burial record for only one child.
Three years later, a damning report by the Irish government found 9000 children had died in 18 of Ireland's mother and baby homes since the early 1920s.
After Rodney King was pulled over by police during a traffic stop in Los Angeles on March 3, 1991, officers began beating him, setting in motion one of the deadliest race riots in American history.
A local resident came out of a nearby apartment block and filmed the cops punching and kicking the black motorist, King, who later admitted he tried to elude authorities because he had been drinking and was on probation for a robbery conviction.
After the video was handed to US television stations, it quickly spread and caused international outrage.
The four officers were soon arrested and charged with assault and other offences.
But in April 1992, they were acquitted on charges of excessive force.
Mass rioting soon broke out across Los Angeles, with shops firebombed and non-black residents attacked.
Jean Harlow
American actress Jean Harlow, who became one of Hollywood's earliest sex symbols, was born on March 3, 1911.
She rose to fame in the mid 1930s, and went on to make history as the first "blonde bombshell" to talk on-screen.
Over her short 10-year career, Harlow starred in a staggering 36 films.
She died suddenly at the age of 26 in 1937 from untreated kidney failure.
On March 3, 2005, American adventurer and pilot Steve Fossett became the first person to complete a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe without refuelling.
Fossett landed his plane, the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, in Kansas after more than 67 hours in flight.
Notorious American bank robber John Dillinger on March 3, 1934, made a daring escape from prison an Indiana prison.
Brandishing a fake pistol carved from a piece of wood and blackened with boot polish, he forced his way past guards.
Dillinger became the FBI's most wanted man until he was shot dead by agents in July 1934.
Metallica
On March 3, 1986, March 3, 1986, American band Metallica released their famous album Master of Puppets, widely considered to be the best thrash metal song of all time.
Its release enjoyed commercial and the album went on to be certified platinum six times by the US and British recording industries.
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