Today in History
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1978 Dominica gains independence
The Caribbean Island nation gained its independence from the British after being colonized in 1805.
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1973 NASA launches Mariner 10
The last of the Mariner Program, Mariner 10 was the first spacecraft to flyby two planets - Venus an
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1954 Godzilla released
The Japanese science fiction starring a mutated monster of the same name became an instant hit.
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1868 John Willis Menard elected to U.S. House of Representatives
He became the first African-American to be elected to the house.
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1838 The Times of India founded
The world's largest English-language daily was launched as a bi-weekly as the Bombay Times and Journ
Births On This Day,
November, 3
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1957 Dolph Lundgren
Swedish actor
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1949 Anna Wintour
English/American journalist, editor
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1933 Amartya Sen
Indian economist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1918 Bob Feller
American baseball player
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1815 John Mitchel
Irish journalist, activist
Deaths On This Day,
November, 3
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1996 Jean-Bédel Bokassa
Central African politician, 2nd President of the Central African Republic
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1957 Wilhelm Reich
Austrian/American psychotherapist
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1954 Henri Matisse
French painter
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1926 Annie Oakley
American target shooter
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361 Constantius II
Roman Emperor
