(From the weekend) Sunday November 3, 2013 November 3 was: Sandwich Day, Cliché Day, Diwali (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali), Daylight Saving Time Ends, Jellyfish Day, Zero Tasking Day On November 3 in History: 1762 - Louis XV signs a treaty with Spain, giving up French territory west of the Mississippi to make up for the Seven Years War. 1883 - US Supreme Court decides Native Americans cant be Americans 1883 - Charles E. Boles, a.k.a. Black Bart, makes his last stagecoach robbery. Authorities almost caught the California bandit and infamous stagecoach robber; he managed to make a quick getaway, but drops an incriminating clue that eventually sends him to prison. 1903 - With the support of the U.S. government, Panama issues a declaration of independence from Colombia. 1930 - At 12:05 A.M. on this day, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel between the United States and Canada is officially opened to car traffic. 1941 - The Combine Japanese Fleet receive Top-Secret Order No. 1: In 34 days time, Pearl Harbor is to be bombed, along with Mayala, the Dutch East Indies, and the Philippines. 1948 - The Chicago Tribune jumps the gun and mistakenly declares New York Governor Thomas Dewey the winner of his presidential race with incumbent Harry S. Truman in a front-page headline: Dewey Defeats Truman. 1957 - The Soviet Union launches the first animal into space—a dog name Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. 1964 - Residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nations capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. 1964 - In one of the most crushing victories in the history of U.S. presidential elections, incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Republican challenger Barry Goldwater, Sr. With over 60 percent of the popular vote 1966 - Ingredients are required to be listed on food packages. The first truth in packaging law. 1976 - Horror classic Carrie, starring Sissy Spacek and based on Stephen King’s 1974 best-selling first novel, opens in theaters around the United States. Directed by Brian De Palma, the film’s cast included Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, William Katt, Nancy Allen and John Travolta. 1984 - Bobby Joe Long kidnaps and rapes 17-year-old Lisa McVey in Tampa, Florida. The victims subsequent courage and bravery led to the capture and arrest of Long, who was eventually found guilty of 10 murders committed in the Tampa area during the early 1980s 1994 - Susan Smith is arrested for the murder of her two children, who she claimed were abducted by a carjacker. Born on November 3: 1793 - Stephen Fuller Austin, American empresario born in Virginia and raised in southeastern Missouri. He was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. 1921 - Charles Dennis Buchinsky, a.k.a. Charles Bronson, American film and television actor. He starred in films such as Once Upon a Time in the West, The Magnificent Seven, The Dirty Dozen, The Great Escape, Rider on the Rain, The Mechanic, and the Death Wish series. 1933 - Kenneth Ronald Ken Berry, American sitcom actor, dancer and singer. (Mamas Family) 1933 - Jeremy Brett, nee: Peter Jeremy William Huggins, English actor, best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series. 1949 - Larry Holmes, Professional boxer. 1952 - Roseanne Cherrie Barr, American actress, comedian, writer, television producer, director 1953 - Dennis Miller, American stand-up comedian, talk show host, political commentator, sports commentator, actor, television personality, and radio personality. 1953 - Kate Capshaw, nee: Kathleen Sue Nail, American actress, best known for her portrayal of Willie Scott in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. During production of the film, she met director Steven Spielberg, whom she later married. 1954 - Adam Ant, nee: Stuart Leslie Goddard, English musician and actor 1987 - Elizabeth Ann Smart-Gilmour, American activist and contributor for ABC News. She first gained widespread attention at the age of 14 when she was kidnapped from her home and rescued nine months later. Died on November 3: 1926 - Annie Oakley, nee: Phoebe Ann Moses,American sharpshooter and exhibition shooter. Oakley held a starring role in Buffalo Bills Wild West show. 1949 - Solomon Robert Guggenheim, American businessman, art collector, and philanthropist. He is best known for establishing the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. 1954 - Henri-Émile-Benoît Matisse, French artist, draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. 1990 - Mary Virginia Martin, American actress, singer and Broadway star. 1992 - John H Davis, a.k.a. Jackie Davis, American child actor, notable for appearing in Hal Roachs Our Gang series. If you were born on November 3, 1963 your parents wouldve heard Sugar Shack by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs topping the charts on the radio. Written in 1962 by Keith McCormack and Jimmy Torres, Torres gave his song rights to his Aunt Fay Voss, as a birthday present. The unusual and distinctive organ part was played on a Hammond Solovox, Model J. Sugar Shack hit number one on both the Billboard Hot 100 (where it spent five weeks from October 12 to November 9, 1963) and Cashbox singles charts (where it spent three weeks from October 19 to November 2, 1963). Its run on the Billboard chart was cut short because Billboard ceased publishing an R&B chart from November 30, 1963 to January 23, 1965. On November 29, 1963, the song received RIAA certification for selling over a million copies, earning gold record status.
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