3 APRIL

1896 - The Magdalo branch of the Kataastaasan Kagalang-galang na Katipunan nang manga Anak nang Bayan (KKK), the secret Philippine revolutionary aimed at liberating the country from the yoke of Spanish colonial bondage, is established during a meeting by the KKK Supreme Council; in the same meeting, KKK Supreme President Andres Bonifacio also explains the duties and responsibilities of the newly elected officers, including his future nemesis Emilio Aguinaldo  who takes the position of Magdalo branch president.

1922 -   Joseph Stalin becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, three years before Vladimir Lenin's death and around 7 years before he would be able to consolidate his hold as supreme dictator of the USSR; Stalin would leave a legacy of being one of the most ruthless dictators of modern times.

1948 - United States President Truman signs the Marshall Plan, which allocates more than $5 billion in aid for 16 European countries, supposedly as "America's answer to the challenge facing the free world"; the U.S. administration has considered the stability of the existing governments in Western Europe vital to its own interests, and although the Communist countries were formally invited to participate in the Plan, they have declined the aid that required forging a trade agreement with the US.

2000 - Asylum seekers in the United Kingdom starts receiving vouchers instead of cash to buy food and clothes as part of the changes introduced under the controversial Immigration and Asylum Act; criticized for supposedly stigmatizing and demeaning asylum seekers, the vouchers will eventually be scrapped in 2002 but new regulations such, as smart cards containing their photographs and fingerprints will, be introduced.