1. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces under General William T. Sherman captured the city of Acworth, Georgia. Sherman's troops had been marching through Georgia on their way to Atlanta, and the capture of Acworth was a key strategic victory for the Union.

2. The Georgia state legislature approved a new state flag on June 3, 1956. The new design featured the Confederate battle emblem, which was added as a symbol of defiance to federal integration efforts. The Confederate emblem was controversial and eventually removed from the flag in 2003.

3. James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia colony, was born on June 3, 1696. Oglethorpe was an English general and philanthropist who established the colony of Georgia as a debtors' colony and a buffer against Spanish Florida.

4. The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area was established on June 3, 1978. The park encompasses over 48 miles of the Chattahoochee River in Georgia, and offers hiking, fishing, boating, and other outdoor recreational activities.

5. On June 3, 1989, the documentary film "The Civil War" by Ken Burns premiered on PBS. The series, which explored the causes and consequences of the Civil War, included extensive footage and interviews with historians and descendants of Civil War soldiers, and became one of the most acclaimed documentaries ever produced.