It happened one 03 November

1941 : Order to bomb Pearl Harbor


On November 3, 1941, the Japanese fleet was ordered to bomb Pearl Harbor and several other targets in 34 days time. The threat of Japan on the Philippines which was then under American protectorate greatly damaged relations between United States and Japan.

1957 : The Soviets sent a dog into space


On November 3, 1957, the Soviets launched the first animal in space : a dog named Laika aboard a Sputnik. Unfortunately, she only survived a few days before running out of air.

1986 : Beginningof the Iran–Contra affair


On November 3, 1986, a Lebanese magazine published information on the sale of arms to Iran by the United States to facilitate the release of American hostages in Lebanon. Arms sales had also allowed some U.S. intelligence agencies to fund the Contras in Nicaragua.

Latest news : 03 November

Independence Day in Dominican Republic
November 3 is the Independence Day in the Dominican Republic which celebrates its independence gained against the United Kingdom in 1978.
Independance Day in Micronesia
On 3 November we celebrate independence in Micronesia. Federated States of Micronesia include many small Pacific islands and cover an area of ​​2,600,000 km2. They became independent on November 3, 1986.
Independance Day in Panama
On 3 November we celebrate Independence Day in Panama, which was separated from Colombia on November 3, 1903.
Culture Day in Japan
November 3 is Culture Day in Japan (or Bunka no Hi). We organize parades and and exhibitions to promote culture in the country.

Quote of the day : 03 November

Roseanne Barr
La seule chose que les femmes ont encore à apprendre, c'est que personne ne vous donne le pouvoir. Vous devez juste le prendre.

Birthdays : 03 November

Benvenuto Cellini, Italian artist (1500)
Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist (1749)
Vincenzo Bellini, Italian composer (1801)
John Mitchel, Irish nationalist (1815)
Meiji, Emperor of Japan (1852)
Edward Adelbert Doisy, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Medicine (1893)
André Malraux, French writer and politician (1901)
Alfredo Stroessner, Paraguayan dictator (1954-1989) (1912)
Claude Barma, French director (1918)
Charles Bronson, American actor (1921)
Osamu Tezuka, Japanese manga artist (1928)
Goseki Kojima, Japanese manga artist (1928)
Lois Smith, American actress (1930)
Monica Vitti, Italian actress (1931)
John Barry, English composer (1933)
Jeremy Brett, English actor (1933)
Michael Dukakis, American politician (1933)
Jean Rollin, French director (1938)
Roseanne Barr, American actress (1952)
Kate Capshaw, American actress (1953)
Dolph Lundgren, Swedish actor (1957)
Ann Scott, French writer (1965)
Tariq Abdul-Wahad, French basketball player (1974)
Sonali Kulkarni, Indian actress (1974)
Guillermo Franco, Mexican footballer (1976)
Evgeni Plushenko, Russian figure skater (1982)

They left us one 03 November

Emile Roux, French immunologist (1933)
Solomon R. Guggenheim, American businessman and philanthropist (1949)
Henri Matisse, French artist (1954)
Marc Allégret, French director (1973)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Central African dictator (1996)
Bob Kane, American comic book artist (Batman) (1998)
Martin Meehan, Irish republican (2007)
Francisco Ayala, Spanish writer (2009)
Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician (2010)

Tip of the Day : 03 November

Remove odor in shoe closet


To remove odors in a shoe closet, you can put a piece of charcoal in a (clean) sock.

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