This Day In History: May 3

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This Day in History Video: What Happened on May 3

In This Day In History video clip: May, 3, 1469 - Niccolo Machiavelli Born - On this day in 1469, the Italian philosopher and writer Niccolo Machiavelli is born. A lifelong patriot and diehard proponent of a unified Italy, Machiavelli became one of the fathers of modern political theory.

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