November 3 1507 - Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa. 1631 - The Reverend John Eliot arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was the first Protestant minister to dedicate himself to the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity. 1793 - Stephen F. Austin was born. He was the principal founder of Texas. 1796 - John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President. 1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain erupted. 1892 - The first automatic telephone went into service at LaPorte, IN. The device was invented by Almon Strowger. 1900 - The first automobile show in the United States opened at New Yorks Madison Square Garden. 1903 - Panama proclaimed its independence from Columbia. 1911 - Chevrolet Motor Car Company was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. 1934 - The first race track in California opened under a new pari-mutuel betting law. 1941 - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Grew warned that the Japanese may be planning a sudden attack on the U.S. 1952 - Frozen bread was offered for sale for the first time in a supermarket in Chester, NY. 1953 - The Rules Committee of organized baseball restored the sacrifice fly. The rule had not been used since 1939. 1957 - Sputnik II was launched by the Soviet Union. It was the second manmade satellite to be put into orbit and was the first to put an animal into space, a dog named Laika. 1973 - The U.S. launched the Mariner 10 spacecraft. On March 29, 1974 it became the first spacecraft to reach the planet Mercury. 1975 - Good Morning America premiered on ABC-TV. 1979 - Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot to death in broad daylight at an anti-Ku Klux Klan rally in Greensboro, NC. Eight others were wounded. 1986 - The Ash-Shiraa, pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran to secure the release of seven American hostages. The story turned into the Iran-Contra affair. 1987 - China told the U.S. that it would halt the sale of arms to Iran. 1991 - Israeli and Palestinian representatives held their first-ever face-to-face talks in Madrid, Spain. 1992 - Carol Moseley-Braun became the first African-American woman U.S. senator. 1994 - Susan Smith of Union, SC, was arrested for drowning her two sons. Nine days earlier Smith had claimed that the children had been abducted by a black carjacker. 1995 - U.S. President Clinton dedicated a memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to the 270 victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. 1998 - Bob Kane, the creator of Batman, died at the age of 83. 1998 - A state-run newspaper in Iraq urged the country to prepare to battle the U.S. monster. 1998 - Minnesota elected Jesse The Body Ventura, a former pro wrestler, as its governor. 2003 - In Kabul, Afghanistan, a post-Taliban draft constitution was unveiled. Music History 1587 - Composer Samuel Scheidt was born. 1801 - Composer Vincenzo Bellini was born. 1957 - Sun Records released Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis. 1957 - At the Hop was released by Danny & the Juniors. 1972 - James Taylor and Carly Simon were married. They separated in 1982 and were divorced later. 1977 - During a concert in London, Elton John announced that he was retiring from live performances. He resumed touring on February 3, 1979 in Sweden. 1988 - The U2 concert movie Rattle And Hum opened. 1992 - Keep The Faith by Bon Jovi was released. It was their first album in 5 years. 1995 - An out of court settlement was reached by Hootie and the Blowfish and Bob Dylan concerning the groups unauthorized use of Dylans lyrics in their song Only Want To Be With You. 1997 - John Denvers last recording, The Unplugged Collection, was released in the UK. 1998 - In the U.S., Alanis Morissettes Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, Becks Mutations, Celine Dions These Are Special Times, U2s The Best of 1980-1990, and the John Lennon boxed set Anthology were released. 1998 - The live Bee Gees album One Night Only was released. Birthdays John Montague 1718 William Cullen Bryant 1794 Bronko (Bronislaw) Nagurski 1908 James Reston 1909 Bob Feller 1918 Charles Bronson 1921 Wanda Hendrix 1928 Peggy McCay 1931 Monica Vitti 1931 Ken Berry 1933 Micheal Dukakis 1933 John Barry 1934 Brian Poole 1941 - Musician (Tremeloes) Steve Landesberg 1945 Shadoe Stevens 1946 Lulu (Marie Lawrie) 1948 Tom Shales 1948 Mike Evans 1949 Larry Holmes 1949 Roseanne Barr 1952 Kate Capshaw 1953 Dennis Miller 1953 Adam Ant 1954 - Musician (Adam & the Ants) Phil Simms 1956 Lee Montgomery 1961 Ian McNabb 1962 - Musician (Icicle Works) Elizabeth Smart 1988 Today in disaster history 2001 - In the Philippines, the island of Luzon was hit by a typhoon. At least 24 people were killed and more than 100,000 were forced to evacuate.
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