November 3, 1631…The Rev. John Eliot, the first Protestant minister to dedicate himself to the conversion of Native Americans to Christianity, arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. November 3, 1900…In New York City, the first U.S. automobile show opened at Madison Square Garden. November 3, 1911…Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant founded the Chevrolet Motor Car Company and entered the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T. November 3, 1913…The United States initiated an income tax. November 3, 1941…John Grew, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, warned that the Japanese military may be planning a surprise attack on the United States. November 3, 1964…For the first time, residents of Washington, DC were able to vote in a presidential election. November 3, 1964…Cleveland Mayor Ralph Locker banned rock bands from ever performing in the city again after a teenager fell from a balcony during a Rolling Stones concert. Hizzoner added, Such groups do not add to the communitys culture or entertainment. November 3, 1986…What soon became known as the Iran-Contra Affair first came to light when a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran to secure the release of seven American hostages. November 3, 1993…Léon Theremin – inventor in 1920 of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments and the first to be mass produced – died at the age of 97. The instrument is prominently featured near the end of the Beach Boys Good Vibrations and during the intro of the Cowsills Indian Lake. Theremin also invented interlace, a technique widely used in video and television technology for improving the picture quality of a video signal. In 1931 he invented the Rhythmicon, the worlds first drum machine.
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