Nov 3
1957
A dog is launched into space
On this day in 1957, the first earthling was launched into orbit around our planet—and paid a terrible price. It was Laika, a little stray mutt found on the streets of Moscow. She had gone through a training program that included being confined in progressively smaller spaces, spun in a centrifuge, and trained to eat food in jellied form. But after being launched into space aboard Sputnik 2, she survived only about five to seven hours. What happened?
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On this day in 1992, Democratic politician Carol Moseley Braun from Illinois became the first African American woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
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Henri Matisse, who died this day in 1954 and is often regarded as the most important French painter of the 20th century, led the Fauvist movement about 1900 and pursued the expressiveness of colour throughout his career.
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American producer and composer Quincy Jones died at age 91; he worked with many of the biggest names in jazz, rock, R&B, pop, and hip-hop and was especially known for his work on Michael Jackson’s blockbuster album Thriller (1982). [Take our quiz about 1980s music.]
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2016
After trailing in the series 3–1, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians to capture the franchise’s first World Series title in 108 years; the extra-inning game seven—which was interrupted by a rain delay—had started November 2 but went into the early hours of November 3. [What team has won the most World Series?]
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2014
One World Trade Center opened in New York City on the site of the former World Trade Center complex, which had been destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. [Can you match famous buildings to their cities?]
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1998
The Chinese government announced the discovery of a previously unknown segment of the Great Wall of China, which was identified in Ningxia. [Take our quiz about the wonders of the world.]
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1998
Bob Kane, who created (with Bill Finger) the comic-book characters Batman and Robin, died in Los Angeles. [Take our superheroes quiz.]
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1978
Dominica achieved full independence, with Patrick Roland John as its first prime minister.
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1973
“Midnight Train to Georgia” by Gladys Knight and the Pips topped the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. [How well do you know the ’70s?]
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1956
The film The Wizard of Oz (1939) aired on television for the first time and was seen by an estimated 45 million viewers; its repeated airings on TV helped make the movie an enduring classic. [Take our film buff quiz.]
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1949
Anna Wintour—who, as the longtime editor of American Vogue, became one of the most powerful figures in fashion—was born in London, England. [Test your knowledge of fashion.]
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1916
Eugene O’Neill made his New York City debut with the one-act play Bound East for Cardiff. [Take our quick quiz about American playwrights.]
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1912
The Bulgarian siege of Adrianople began, a major event of the First Balkan War.
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1903
Influenced by Philippe-Jean Bunau-Varilla and U.S. interests, a revolutionary junta proclaimed Panamanian independence from Colombia. [Test your knowledge of Latin American history.]
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1903
Walker Evans, whose best-known photographs show quotidian American life during the second quarter of the 20th century, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. [How many famous photographers can you name?]
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1793
Olympe de Gouges, a French social reformer considered one of the world’s first feminists, was executed for her political views during the French Revolution. [How much do you know about French history?]
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1793
Stephen Austin, the founder of the principal settlements of English-speaking people in Texas in the 1820s, when that territory was still part of Mexico, was born in Virginia. He is the namesake of Texas’s state capital. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about U.S. states.]
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