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November 3
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.
1868 - Republican Ulysses S. Grant won the presidential election over Democrat Horatio Seymour.
1903 - Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.
1908 - Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1911 - The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. "Alf" Landon.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.
1957 - The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard the Sputnik II.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win a White House term in his own right.
1986 - A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair.
1992 - Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1992 - Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George H.W. Bush.
1994 - Susan Smith of Union, South Carolina, was arrested for drowning her two young sons, nine days after claiming the children had been abducted by a black man. (Smith is currently serving a term of life in prison.)
1997 - The Supreme Court let stand California's groundbreaking Proposition 209, which banned race and gender preference in hiring and school admissions.
1998 - Minnesota voters elected former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura as their next governor.
2004 - Hamid Karzai was declared the winner in Afghanistan's first presidential election.
2005 - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, pleaded not guilty to a five-count felony indictment in the CIA leak case. (Libby was convicted, but President George W. Bush commuted his 30-month prison sentence.)
2009 - Maine residents narrowly voted down a same-sex marriage law.
2010 - The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate the economy.
2014 - Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center opened for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a military judge in North Carolina; President Donald Trump blasted the decision as a “complete and total disgrace.”
Birthdays
22 - Diana Silvers (model/actress)
23 - Aria Wallace (actress)
24 - Kendall Jenner (reality star)
31 - Angus McLaren (actor)
32 - Courtney Barnett (singer)
32 - Colin Kaepernick (football player)
33 - Antonia Thomas (actress)
33 - Joseline Hernandez (reality star)
36 - Julie Berman (actress)
43 - Francois Battiste (actor)
62 - Dolph Lundgren (actor)
64 - Phil Simms (football player/sportscaster)
65 - Adam Ant (singer)
66 - Kathy Kinney (actress)
66 - Dennis Miller (comedian)
66 - Kate Capshaw (actress)
67 - Roseanne Barr (actress/comedian)
88 - Monica Vitti (actress)
89 - Lois Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 3
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.
1935 - Philadelphia Eagles beat Boston Redskins, 7-6 at Fenway Park; respective quarterbacks combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions.
1948 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings made the first of his record 21 All-Star Game appearances.
1953 - The MLB Rules Committee restored the sacrifice fly, which was removed in 1939.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth-highest scoring game in NBA history to date (and the sixth-highest total as of today.)
1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins his third Cy Young Award.
1968 - Jim Turner kicks six field goals and an extra point to lead the New York Jets to a 25-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.
1973 - BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA record with 22 receptions in a game (for 263 yards) in a 56-21 win over New Mexico.
1982 - Detroit Pistons block 20 Cleveland Cavalier shots in 128-119 win at Coliseum at Richfield; ties NBA regulation game record.
1987 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics is unanimously selected American League Rookie of the Year after hitting 49 home runs and 118 RBIs on the year.
1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves played their debut NBA game, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics 106-94.
1989 - Lou Piniella was named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing the banned Pete Rose.
1990 - Atlanta Hawks' center Moses Malone sets an NBA record for free throws made in a career by hitting 7-of-9 in a 121-120 win over Indiana Pacers at the Omni; passes Oscar Robinson's record (7,694).
1990 - TCU quarterback Matt Vogler completes 44 passes with 5 TDs for an NCAA record 690 yards passing in a 56-35 loss to Houston at the Astrodome; Houston quarterback David Klingler threw 7 TD passes in the game.
1993 - Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams (Cubs, 1992).
1994 - Forward Glenn Robinson signs the most lucrative rookie contract in NBA history, a 10-year, $68.2 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
1996 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers became the first player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions.
1996 - Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player to play in the NBA, debuting with the Los Angeles Lakers at age 18 years, 2 months, 11 days.
2001 - Arkansas defeats Mississippi 58-56 in seven overtimes, the longest game in NCAA history.
2007 - Navy defeats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish's NCAA-record winning streak over the Midshipmen at 43 games, dating back to 1963.
2013 - Nick Foles of the Philadelphia Eagles becomes the seventh player in NFL history with 7 TD passes in one game in a 49-20 win over the Oakland Raiders.
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.
1868 - Republican Ulysses S. Grant won the presidential election over Democrat Horatio Seymour.
1903 - Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.
1908 - Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1911 - The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. "Alf" Landon.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.
1957 - The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard the Sputnik II.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win a White House term in his own right.
1986 - A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair.
1992 - Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1992 - Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating President George H.W. Bush.
1994 - Susan Smith of Union, South Carolina, was arrested for drowning her two young sons, nine days after claiming the children had been abducted by a black man. (Smith is currently serving a term of life in prison.)
1997 - The Supreme Court let stand California's groundbreaking Proposition 209, which banned race and gender preference in hiring and school admissions.
1998 - Minnesota voters elected former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura as their next governor.
2004 - Hamid Karzai was declared the winner in Afghanistan's first presidential election.
2005 - Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, pleaded not guilty to a five-count felony indictment in the CIA leak case. (Libby was convicted, but President George W. Bush commuted his 30-month prison sentence.)
2009 - Maine residents narrowly voted down a same-sex marriage law.
2010 - The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate the economy.
2014 - Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center opened for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a military judge in North Carolina; President Donald Trump blasted the decision as a “complete and total disgrace.”
Birthdays
22 - Diana Silvers (model/actress)
23 - Aria Wallace (actress)
24 - Kendall Jenner (reality star)
31 - Angus McLaren (actor)
32 - Courtney Barnett (singer)
32 - Colin Kaepernick (football player)
33 - Antonia Thomas (actress)
33 - Joseline Hernandez (reality star)
36 - Julie Berman (actress)
43 - Francois Battiste (actor)
62 - Dolph Lundgren (actor)
64 - Phil Simms (football player/sportscaster)
65 - Adam Ant (singer)
66 - Kathy Kinney (actress)
66 - Dennis Miller (comedian)
66 - Kate Capshaw (actress)
67 - Roseanne Barr (actress/comedian)
88 - Monica Vitti (actress)
89 - Lois Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 3
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.
1935 - Philadelphia Eagles beat Boston Redskins, 7-6 at Fenway Park; respective quarterbacks combine to throw an NFL record 11 interceptions.
1948 - Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings made the first of his record 21 All-Star Game appearances.
1953 - The MLB Rules Committee restored the sacrifice fly, which was removed in 1939.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth-highest scoring game in NBA history to date (and the sixth-highest total as of today.)
1965 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers wins his third Cy Young Award.
1968 - Jim Turner kicks six field goals and an extra point to lead the New York Jets to a 25-21 win over the Buffalo Bills.
1973 - BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA record with 22 receptions in a game (for 263 yards) in a 56-21 win over New Mexico.
1982 - Detroit Pistons block 20 Cleveland Cavalier shots in 128-119 win at Coliseum at Richfield; ties NBA regulation game record.
1987 - Mark McGwire of the Oakland Athletics is unanimously selected American League Rookie of the Year after hitting 49 home runs and 118 RBIs on the year.
1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves played their debut NBA game, losing to the Seattle SuperSonics 106-94.
1989 - Lou Piniella was named manager of the Cincinnati Reds, replacing the banned Pete Rose.
1990 - Atlanta Hawks' center Moses Malone sets an NBA record for free throws made in a career by hitting 7-of-9 in a 121-120 win over Indiana Pacers at the Omni; passes Oscar Robinson's record (7,694).
1990 - TCU quarterback Matt Vogler completes 44 passes with 5 TDs for an NCAA record 690 yards passing in a 56-35 loss to Houston at the Astrodome; Houston quarterback David Klingler threw 7 TD passes in the game.
1993 - Greg Maddux of the Atlanta Braves became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams (Cubs, 1992).
1994 - Forward Glenn Robinson signs the most lucrative rookie contract in NBA history, a 10-year, $68.2 million deal with the Milwaukee Bucks.
1996 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers became the first player in NFL history with 1,000 career receptions.
1996 - Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player to play in the NBA, debuting with the Los Angeles Lakers at age 18 years, 2 months, 11 days.
2001 - Arkansas defeats Mississippi 58-56 in seven overtimes, the longest game in NCAA history.
2007 - Navy defeats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, ending the Fighting Irish's NCAA-record winning streak over the Midshipmen at 43 games, dating back to 1963.
2013 - Nick Foles of the Philadelphia Eagles becomes the seventh player in NFL history with 7 TD passes in one game in a 49-20 win over the Oakland Raiders.