Today in World War II History—June 3, 1943

Soldier inspecting zoot suits at the Uline Arena, Washington, DC, 1942 (Library of Congress: LC-USF35-1326)

80 Years Ago—June 3, 1943: Zoot suit riots begin—US Navy sailors attack Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles, as servicemen resent flamboyant “unpatriotic” clothing of Latino youth; over the next several days over 150 people will be injured.

French Committee for National Liberation is formed in Algiers, Algeria, under joint leadership of rivals Gen. Charles de Gaulle and Gen. Henri Giraud.

Patent is filed by American engineer Hurley Smith for the first plastic pocket protector.

Jean-Paul Sartre’s first play, Les Mouches, premieres at Théâtre de la Cité in Paris.

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