Volunteers Help Defeat General Strike
![Walking to work in the General Strike. Photo: Daily Mail](https://www.onthisday.com/images/articles/general-strike-1926.jpg)
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Historical Events
- Britain's Trade Union Congress calls for the country's first ever general strike, begins at 1 minute to midnight in support of striking coal miners and lasts 9 days
- Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith)
- US Marines land in Nicaragua (9 months after leaving), stay until 1933
Famous Deaths
- Victor, Prince Napoléon [Napoléon V], French pretender to the throne, dies at 63
About May 3, 1926
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 98 years, 2 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Taurus