Multiple choice general knowledge

Which one of the following events does not happen on 3rd May?

  1. Washington, D C is incorporated as a city in 1802

  2. Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997
  3. Oklahoma City is slammed by an F5 tornado killing 42 people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado was one of 66 from the Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak in 1999

  4. US stops minting 20¢ coin in 1878
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Explanation

Find the event NOT on May 3rd. The US never had a 20¢ coin in circulation in 1878 - the 20-cent piece was minted 1875-1878 but was discontinued, not 'stopped minting on May 3, 1878.' The other events are correctly dated to May 3rd: DC incorporation (1802), Kasparov-Deep Blue (May 3, 1997), and Oklahoma tornado (May 3, 1999).

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