November 3 - The Day in History

November 3 : General Interest 1964: D.C. residents cast first presidential votes On this day in 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time... read more American Revolution 1777 : Washington learns of Conway cabal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-learns-of-conway-cabal Automotive 1930 : Detroit-Windsor Tunnel opens to traffic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/detroit-windsor-tunnel-opens-to-traffic Civil War 1816 : Confederate General Jubal Early is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jubal-early-born Cold War 1964 : Johnson defeats Goldwater for presidency http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/johnson-defeats-goldwater-for-presidency Crime 1984 : A serial killer abducts and rapes his teenage victim http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-serial-killer-abducts-and-rapes-his-teenage-victim Disaster 1974 : Hotel fire ends in disaster in South Korea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hotel-fire-ends-in-disaster-in-south-korea General Interest 1903 : Panama declares independence http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/panama-declares-independence 1957 : The Soviet space dog http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-soviet-space-dog 1979 : Communists and Klansmen clash in Greensboro http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/communists-and-klansmen-clash-in-greensboro 1986 : Iran arms sales revealed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iran-arms-sales-revealed Hollywood 1976 : Carrie creeps out audiences http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/carrie-creeps-out-audiences Literary 1844 : Thackeray completes Barry Lyndon http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thackeray-completes-barry-lyndon Music 1962 : The Crystals earn a #1 hit with "He's A Rebel"-or do they? http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-crystals-earn-a-1-hit-with-quothe39s-a-rebelquot8212or-do-they Old West 1883 : Black Bart makes his last stagecoach robbery http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/black-bart-makes-his-last-stagecoach-robbery Presidential 1948 : Newspaper mistakenly declares Dewey president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/newspaper-mistakenly-declares-dewey-president Sports 1998 : The Body is elected governor of Minnesota http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-body-is-elected-governor-of-minnesota Vietnam War 1967 : Battle of Dak To begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-dak-to-begins 1969 : Nixon calls on the "silent majority" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-calls-on-the-silent-majority World War I 1918 : Central Powers face rebellion on the home front http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/central-powers-face-rebellion-on-the-home-front World War II 1941 : The order is given: Bomb Pearl Harbor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-order-is-given-bomb-pearl-harbor

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