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[CigarBanter]

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Today is Wednesday, September 3, the 246th day of 2014. There are 119 days left in the year.

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Today's Highlight in History:

On September 3, 1939, Britain, France, Australia and New Zealand declared war on Germany, two days after the Nazi invasion of Poland; in a radio address, Britain's King George VI said, "With God's help, we shall prevail." The same day, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the British liner SS Athenia some 250 miles off the Irish coast, killing more than 100 out of the 1,400 or so people on board.

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On this date:

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In 1189, England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

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In 1658, Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England, died in London; he was succeeded by his son, Richard.

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In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War.

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In 1868, the Japanese city of Edo was renamed Tokyo.

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In 1914, Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa became pope; he took the name Benedict XV.

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In 1923, the United States and Mexico resumed diplomatic relations.

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In 1944, British forces liberated Brussels during World War II.

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In 1951, the television soap opera "Search for Tomorrow" made its debut on CBS.