THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 3
May 3 in history
What happened on May 3: 1 moment from the Maps of History atlases, in 1808, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Dos de Mayo Uprising
2–3 May 1808 — Madrid rises against French occupation; hundreds are executed in reprisal. Goya painted the firing squads — war stripped of all glory. Remember.
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