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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

#OnThisDay In World History. 3rd November

Today 3rd November has had some things happen in history and are sure worth knowing. Here are a few. Enjoy:

  • 1493 - Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica
  • 1507 - Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa.
  • 1752 - George Frideric Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation
  • 1796 - John Adams elected president of the United States of America
  • 1892 - The first automatic telephone went into service at LaPorte, IN. The device was invented by Almon Strowger.
  • 1911 - Chevrolet Motor Car Company was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.
  • 1957 - Sputnik II was launched by the Soviet Union. It was the second manmade satellite to be put into orbit and was the first to put an animal into space, a dog named Laika
  • 1994 - Susan Smith of Union, SC, was arrested for drowning her two sons. Nine days earlier Smith had claimed that the children had been abducted by a black carjacker.
  • 1998 - Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, died at the age of 83.
  • 1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse "The Body" Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor.
  • 2002 - At Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong, 777 people assembled a 58,435 square foot jigsaw puzzle with 21,600 pieces.
  • 2014 - In New York City, One World Trade Center opened for business. 
Have a great day ahead today.

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