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It's March 3. Here's what happened on This Day in History.
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This Day in History — March 3. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
0:00On this day, March 3rd, 1931, the star's bangled banner was officially adopted as the National Anthem of the United States. Though written more than a century earlier, the song finally received formal recognition as a lasting symbol of American identity. Also on this day, in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed legislation creating the National Academy of Sciences. Also on this day, in 1991, video footage showing the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles Police
1:00was broadcast nationwide. On this day, in 1991, video footage showing the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles Police was broadcast
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