What Happened on March 3, 2024
Historical Events
All-time NCAA Scoring Record
Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I all-time career scoring leader, surpassing Pete Maravich's career total of 3,667; her 35 points in win over visiting Ohio State brings her total to 3,685 and counting
- Violence increases further in ungoverned areas of Burkina Faso as around 170 people were executed by armed groups in three northern villages [1]
Famous Deaths
- Chris Mortensen, American sports journalist (ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, SportsCenter, ESPN Radio), dies from throat cancer at 72
- Edward Bond, English stage director, playwright (Saved; The War Plays; Restoration), and screenwriter (Blow-Up), dies at 89
- Eleanor Collins [Elnora Proctor], Canadian jazz and standards singer, and television personality, regarded as Canada’s “first lady of jazz”, dies at 104
- Roberto Fleitas, Uruguayan soccer coach (Uruguay: Copa América 1987; Nacional FC: Copa Libertadores & South American Coach of the Year 1988), dies at 91
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