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November 3, 1997 Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year November 3, 1997 California law ends affirmative-action November 3, 1997 David Duval wins Championship at the Champions Golf Club November 3, 1997 Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year November 3, 1996 "It's a Slippery Slope," opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater New York City November 3, 1996 26th New York City Women's Marathon won by Anuta Catuna of Romania in 2:28:18 November 3, 1996 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54 November 3, 1996 Mayumi Hirase wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup November 3, 1996 Toray Japan Queens Cup November 3, 1995 1st NBA game at FleetCenter, Boston Celtics lose to Mil Bucks, 101-100 November 3, 1995 1st NBA game at Rose Garden, Port Trailblazers lose to Grizzlies 92-80 November 3, 1995 1st NBA game at Skydome, Toronto Raptors beat New Jersey Nets 94-79 November 3, 1994 Atlantis 13 launched November 3, 1994 Dutch and British astronomers find spiral nebula Dwingeloo 1 November 3, 1994 Space shuttle STS-66 (Atlantis 13), launches November 3, 1994 Susan Smith who claimed her 2 kids were carjacked arrested for murder November 3, 1994 Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) November 3, 1993 Ken Daneyko sets New Jersey Devil 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd cons game November 3, 1992 Bill Clinton wins U.S. presidential election over President Bush November 3, 1992 Carol Moseley Brown elected 1st black female in U.S. Senate November 3, 1991 21st New York City Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27 November 3, 1991 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28 November 3, 1991 Ayrton Senna wins shortest Formula One race ever run (17 laps) November 3, 1990 Gro Harlem Brundtland installed as premier of Norway November 3, 1989 100s of Bulgarian demonstrate in Sofia for democratic rights November 3, 1989 Lou Piniella is named manager of the Reds, replacing banned Pete Rose November 3, 1989 Minn Timberwolves' 1st NBA game, loses to Seattle, 106-94 November 3, 1988 Pakistan claims it downed Afghan warplane November 3, 1988 Reagan signs credit-card disclosure-bill November 3, 1988 Soviet Union agrees to allow teaching of Hebrew November 3, 1988 Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose is broken as Roy Innis brawls with skinheads at TV taping November 3, 1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year November 3, 1987 On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 November 3, 1986 Federated States of Micronesia signs Compact of Free Association with US November 3, 1986 Joaquim Chissano elected president Mozambique November 3, 1986 John Lennon releases "Menlove Avenue" album November 3, 1986 Lebanese magazine Ash Shirra reveals secret U.S. arms sales to Iran November 3, 1986 Northern Mariana Islands becomes a Commonwealth associated with US November 3, 1985 Argentine President Alfonsins Radical Burgerunie wins elections November 3, 1985 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament November 3, 1984 3,000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India November 3, 1984 Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated November 3, 1983 Jesse Jackson launches his 1st campaign for presidency November 3, 1983 Nashville Network begins on cable TV November 3, 1982 Detroit blocks 20 Cleveland Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record November 3, 1982 Pete Vuckovich becomes Milwaukee's 2nd consecutive AL Cy Young November 3, 1981 Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award November 3, 1980 Ianford Wilsons "5th of July," premieres in New York City November 3, 1980 Walter Hass, Jr. becomes CEO of Oakland A's November 3, 1979 5 mortally wounded during anti-Ku Klux Klan demonstration in NC November 3, 1979 63 Americans taken hostage at U.S. Embassy (Teheran, Iran) November 3, 1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mizuno Japan Golf Classic November 3, 1979 Marocco offensive against Polisario November 3, 1978 1st broadcast of "Diff'rent strokes" on NBC TV November 3, 1978 Dominica gains independence from U.K. and adopts constitution November 3, 1978 Michiko Okada wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic November 3, 1978 U.S.S.R. and Vietnam sign peace and friendship treaty November 3, 1977 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic November 3, 1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf November 3, 1974 "Lorelei" closes at Palace Theater New York City after 320 performances November 3, 1974 Chako Higuchi wins Japan LPGA Golf Classic November 3, 1973 Good Morning America premieres on ABC (David Hartman and Nancy Dussault) November 3, 1973 Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury November 3, 1971 "Play Misty For Me" premieres November 3, 1970 "President's Daughter" opens at Billy Rose Theater New York City for 72 performances November 3, 1970 Bob Gibson wins NL Cy Young Award November 3, 1970 President Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam November 3, 1970 Salvador Allende inaugurated as president of Chile November 3, 1969 Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium November 3, 1968 Bob Packwood is elected senator of Oregon November 3, 1968 Ex-premier Papandreou buried/300,000 demonstrate against fascist junta November 3, 1968 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Canyon Ladies Golf Classic November 3, 1968 New York Jet Jim Turner kicks 6 field goals to beat Buffalo 25-21 November 3, 1967 Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young November 3, 1965 Sandy Koufax wins NL Cy Young Award unanimously November 3, 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater for president November 3, 1964 Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium November 3, 1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open November 3, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. November 3, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers November 3, 1961 General Assembly unanimously elects U Thant acting secretary general November 3, 1960 "Unsinkable Molly Brown" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 532 performances November 3, 1960 Ivory Coast adopts constitution November 3, 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates' Vern Law wins Cy Young Award November 3, 1960 Tammy Grimes' "Unsinkable Molly Brown," premieres in New York City November 3, 1959 Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election) November 3, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test November 3, 1957 U.S.S.R. launches Sputnik 2 with a dog (Laika), 1st animal in orbit November 3, 1956 "Wizard of Oz" 1st televised (CBS-TV) November 3, 1955 1st virus crystallized (announced) November 3, 1955 Alabama woman bruised by a meteor November 3, 1955 Argentine ex-president Peron arrives in Nicaragua November 3, 1955 Australia takes control of Cocos Islands November 3, 1955 Bernardus J Alfrink installed as archbishop of Utrecht November 3, 1954 Linus Pauling wins Nobel Chemistry Prize November 3, 1954 Nobel for physics awarded to Max Born and Walter Bothe November 3, 1953 1939 sacrifice fly rule restored: no time at bat for sac fly November 3, 1953 1st live color coast-to-coast telecast (New York City) November 3, 1952 Clarence Birdseye markets frozen peas November 3, 1952 Egypt protests German retribution payments to Israel November 3, 1948 2nd NHL All-Star Game: All-Stars beat Toronto 3-1 at Chicago November 3, 1948 Chicago Tribune reports: "Dewey beats Truman" November 3, 1946 Emperor Hirohito proclaims new Japanese constitution November 3, 1945 Lindsay Hassett scores 187 and 124* for Aust Services at Delhi November 3, 1944 Allied commando's lands at Westkapelle Walcheren November 3, 1944 German troops in Vlissingen surrenders November 3, 1944 Pro-German government of Hungary flees November 3, 1944 U.S. 28th Infantry division occupies Schmidt Hurtgenwald November 3, 1943 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th Symphony premieres in Moscow November 3, 1943 P-47D Thunderbolt shot down above North-Holland November 3, 1942 12th day of battle at El Alamein: Scottish assault November 3, 1942 Despite Ted Williams wins Triple Crown, Yanks Joe Gordon wins AL MVP November 3, 1942 Mort Cooper wins NL MVP November 3, 1942 William L. Dawson elected to Congress from Chicago November 3, 1941 Hirohiti's accord on Yamamoto's attack plan on Pearl Harbor fails November 3, 1939 Clare Booth's "Margin for Error," premieres in New York City November 3, 1937 Archambaud bicycles world record time (45,796 km) November 3, 1937 NHL Howie Morenz Memorial Game: All-Stars beat Montreal 6-5 in Mont November 3, 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins landslide victory over Alfred M. Landon November 3, 1935 George II returns to Greece and regains monarchy November 3, 1935 Kitei Son runs world record marathon (2:26:42) November 3, 1934 Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP November 3, 1934 Dizzy Dean chosen as NL MVP November 3, 1931 1st commercially produced synthetic rubber manufactured November 3, 1930 1st vehicular tunnel to a foreign country, Detroit - Windsor, opens November 3, 1930 Bank of Italy becomes Bank of America November 3, 1928 Turkey switches from Arabic to Roman alphabet November 3, 1927 22.3 cm rainfall at Somerset, Vermont (state record) November 3, 1927 Rodgers and Hart's musical "Connecticut Yankee," premieres in New York City November 3, 1927 Tropical storm flooding kills 84 in Winooski River Valley (Vt) November 3, 1926 15th party congress CPSU ends/5 year plan begins November 3, 1926 Ty Cobb resigns as Detroit Tigers manager November 3, 1922 Greek parliament bans prince Andreas for life November 3, 1920 "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater November 3, 1918 Austro-Hungarian Empire disolves November 3, 1918 Poland proclaims independence from Russia after WW I November 3, 1917 1st class mail now costs 3 cents per ounce November 3, 1916 Treaty establishes British suzerainity over Qatar November 3, 1908 William Howard Taft (R) elected 27th President over William Jennings Bryan November 3, 1903 Colombia grants Panama independence November 3, 1900 1st U.S. automobile show opens at Madison Square Garden (New York City) November 3, 1899 James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title November 3, 1896 J. H. Hunter patents portable weighing scales November 3, 1896 Martha Hughes Cannon of Utah elected 1st female senator November 3, 1896 William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president November 3, 1889 Chaplain Ariens founds 1st roman catholic workers group November 3, 1888 Amsterdam: 1st concerto of Concert worker, under Willem Kes November 3, 1886 Friars of Tilburg arrives on Curaeao November 3, 1885 Tacoma vigilantes drive out Chinese, burn their homes and businesses November 3, 1883 Race riots in Danville Virginia (4 blacks killed) November 3, 1883 U.S. Supreme Court decides Native Americans can't be Americans November 3, 1874 James Theodore Holly, elected bishop of Haiti November 3, 1871 Henry M. Stanley in Tanganyka say "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" November 3, 1869 Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club forms November 3, 1868 1st black elected to Congress (John W Menard, Louisiana) November 3, 1868 Ulysses Grant (R) wins presidential election over Horatio Seymour (D) November 3, 1867 Battle at Mentana: French/pontifical troops beat Garibaldi November 3, 1863 Battle of Grand Coteau, Louisiana November 3, 1862 Battle between gunboats at Bayou Teche, Louisiana November 3, 1862 Dr. Richard Gatling patents machine gun (Indianapolis) November 3, 1848 Johan Thorbeckes revises Great Force November 3, 1839 1st opium war - 2 British frigates engage several Chinese junks November 3, 1839 Palace of Gulhane Turkey, freedom of religion proclaimed November 3, 1820 Cuenca Ecuador declares independence November 3, 1813 U.S. troops under Gen Coffee destroy indian village at Talladega Ala November 3, 1796 John Adams elected president November 3, 1794 French troops conquer Maastricht November 3, 1791 Battle at Wabash: indians assault general St. Clair/killed 637 soldiers November 3, 1783 Washington orders Continental Army disbanded November 3, 1762 England and Spain signs Treaty of Paris November 3, 1762 Spain acquires Louisiana November 3, 1760 Battle at Torgau, Saxony: Prussia beats Austria November 3, 1752 Georg Friedrich Handel undergoes (failed) eye operation November 3, 1716 Pacification Treaty of Warsaw: Czar Peter the Great guarantees Saxon monarch August I's Polish kingdom November 3, 1679 Great panic occurs in Europe over close approach of a comet November 3, 1676 Kara Mustafa succeeds Ahmed Koprulu as Turkish grand vizier November 3, 1656 Treaty of Vilnius Russia/Poland sign anti-Swedish covenant November 3, 1655 England and France sign miltary and economic treaties November 3, 1640 English Long Parliament forms November 3, 1629 Prince Frederik Hendrik festival in The Hague November 3, 1620 Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony November 3, 1534 English parliament accepts Act of Supremacy: Henry VIII church leader November 3, 1527 Ferdinand of Austria/Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary November 3, 1493 Christopher Columbus discovers island of Dominica November 3, 1394 Jews are expelled from France by Charles VI November 3, 644 Kalief Omar I injured during assassination attempt |