A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 3rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 3, 1783, highwayman John Austin became the last person to be publicly hanged at London’s Tyburn gallows. On November 3, 1911, one of the most iconic American companies was founded when Louis Chevrolet teamed up with former General Motors William Durant to form the Chevrolet Motor Car Company. On November 3, 1954, Godzilla, the giant fire-spewing, dinosaur-like dragon, born of…
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A Brief History On November 3, 1986, a Lebanese magazine reported that the US had been selling weapons to Iran as part of a negotiation to get seven Americans released in Lebanon. President Reagan, as part of his “tough guy” image as a presidential candidate had repeated a line from US leaders since Nixon, “there will be no negotiation with terrorists of any kind.” Digging Deeper Reagan, however, appeared outed as dealing with terrorists in violation of US law in the Iran-Contra Scandal, dealing with Iran, a state sponsor of terrorists. Reagan’s team was allegedly even negotiating with terrorists before…
A Brief History On November 3, 1956, future New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms was born, and while he played in the NFL from 1979 to 1993, it is unlikely he would recognize the NFL from the year of his birth! Digging Deeper Here are some of the major differences in the NFL between 1955 and today: 1955- The Cleveland Browns were NFL Champs and the league consisted of 12 teams with no playoffs, just a Championship game. The season was 12 games long. 2022- The Browns are abysmal in recent years, including this one, and the league boasts 32…
A Brief History On November 3, 2020, the 2020 United States of America (U.S.) presidential election will be the 59th quadrennial U.S. presidential election. The president of the U.S. is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. This article therefore indicates the executive and military experience of the major party candidates currently running for president. For the purpose of our table below, “executive experience” refers to holding an executive political office such as mayor or governor and…
A Brief History On November 3, 2014, America’s newest skyscraper opened on the site in New York City of the former World Trade Center Twin Towers that were destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Also referred to as The Freedom Tower, WTC 1, 1 World Trade Center or One WTC, the new building usually called One World Trade Center instantly became the tallest building in the United States, as well as the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and ranked #6 among the tallest buildings in the world. Digging Deeper Originally opened in 1973, the original World…
