November 3
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.
1868 - Republican Ulysses S. Grant was elected president over Democrat Horatio Seymour.
1896 - Republican William McKinley was elected president over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1903 - Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.
1908 - Republican William Howard Taft was elected president over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1911 - The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by General Motors in 1918.)
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected to a second term in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. "Alf" Landon.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.
1957 - The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard Sputnik II. Laika died in orbit.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth-highest single-game total in NBA history.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win a term in the White House in his own right.
1973 - BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA football single game record with 22 catches (for 263 yards) en route to a 56-21 victory over New Mexico at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah.
1979 - Five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1986 - A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair.
1990 - TCU quarterback Matt Vogler completes 44 passes including 5 touchdowns for an NCAA football record 690 passing yards in a 56-35 loss to Houston at the Astrodome; Cougars quarterback David Klingler throws for 7 TDs.
1992 - Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1992 - Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush and Independent Ross Perot.
1994 - Susan Smith of Union, S.C., was arrested for drowning her two young sons, nine days after claiming the children had been abducted by a black man. (Smith is serving life in prison.)
1996 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the youngest player to make his NBA debut at age 18 years, 2 months, 11 days in a 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
1998 - Voters in Minnesota elected former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura as their governor.
2004 - Hamid Karzai was declared the winner if Afghanistan's first presidential election.
2007 - Navy defeats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, snapping the Fighting Irish's NCAA-record winning streak over the Midshipmen at 43 games, dating back to 1963.
2009 - Maine residents narrowly voted down a same-sex marriage law.
2010 - President Barack Obama acknowledged that Democrats had taken “a shellacking” in midterm elections.
2010 - The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate the economy.
2014 - Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center opened for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.
2015 - Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a military judge in North Carolina; President Donald Trump blasted the decision as a “complete and total disgrace.”
Birthdays
24 - Aria Wallace (actress)
25 - Kendall Jenner (reality star/model)
33 - Courtney Barnett (singer)
33 - Colin Kaepernick (football player)
33 - Cameron Lynn (professional wrestler)
34 - Antonia Thomas (actress)
37 - Julie Berman (actress)
38 - Chloe Sims (reality star)
44 - Francois Battiste (actor)
63 - Dolph Lundgren (actor)
65 - Phil Simms (football player)
66 - Adam Ant (singer)
67 - Kathy Kinney (actress)
67 - Dennis Miller (comedian)
67 - Kate Capshaw (actress)
68 - Roseanne Barr (actress/comedian)
89 - Monica Vitti (actress)
90 - Lois Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 3
1894 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 18-14.
1906 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1928 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 20-0.
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.
1945 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 27-13.
1951 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 27-7.
1953 - The Rules Committee of organized baseball restored the sacrifice fly. The rule had not been used since 1939.
1956 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 15-14.
1962 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 16-7.
1973 - #13 Nebraska defeats #17 Colorado 28-16.
1979 - #2 Nebraska defeats Missouri 23-20.
1984 - #3 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 44-0.
1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debut, losing 106-94 to the Seattle Supersonics.
1990 - #9 Colorado defeats #3 Nebraska 27-12.
1993 - Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves) became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams.
1996 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers became the first player in NFL history to record 1,000 career receptions.
2001 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas 51-7.
2007 - #8 Kansas defeats Nebraska 76-39.
2012 - #21 Nebraska defeats Michigan State 28-24.
2018 - #8 Ohio State defeats Nebraska 36-31.
1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.
1868 - Republican Ulysses S. Grant was elected president over Democrat Horatio Seymour.
1896 - Republican William McKinley was elected president over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1903 - Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.
1908 - Republican William Howard Taft was elected president over Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1911 - The Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by General Motors in 1918.)
1936 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected to a second term in a landslide over Republican Alfred M. "Alf" Landon.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed the first frozen peas.
1957 - The Soviet Union sent the first animal, a dog named Laika, into space aboard Sputnik II. Laika died in orbit.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth-highest single-game total in NBA history.
1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson soundly defeated Republican challenger Barry Goldwater to win a term in the White House in his own right.
1973 - BYU receiver Jay Miller sets an NCAA football single game record with 22 catches (for 263 yards) en route to a 56-21 victory over New Mexico at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah.
1979 - Five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, North Carolina.
1986 - A Lebanese magazine broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran, leading to the Iran-Contra affair.
1990 - TCU quarterback Matt Vogler completes 44 passes including 5 touchdowns for an NCAA football record 690 passing yards in a 56-35 loss to Houston at the Astrodome; Cougars quarterback David Klingler throws for 7 TDs.
1992 - Illinois Democrat Carol Moseley-Braun became the first black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
1992 - Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating incumbent President George H.W. Bush and Independent Ross Perot.
1994 - Susan Smith of Union, S.C., was arrested for drowning her two young sons, nine days after claiming the children had been abducted by a black man. (Smith is serving life in prison.)
1996 - Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers becomes the youngest player to make his NBA debut at age 18 years, 2 months, 11 days in a 91-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
1998 - Voters in Minnesota elected former professional wrestler Jesse "The Body" Ventura as their governor.
2004 - Hamid Karzai was declared the winner if Afghanistan's first presidential election.
2007 - Navy defeats Notre Dame 46-44 in triple overtime, snapping the Fighting Irish's NCAA-record winning streak over the Midshipmen at 43 games, dating back to 1963.
2009 - Maine residents narrowly voted down a same-sex marriage law.
2010 - President Barack Obama acknowledged that Democrats had taken “a shellacking” in midterm elections.
2010 - The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate the economy.
2014 - Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center opened for business, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.
2015 - Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana.
2017 - Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his post in Afghanistan and triggered a search that left some of his comrades severely wounded, was spared a prison sentence by a military judge in North Carolina; President Donald Trump blasted the decision as a “complete and total disgrace.”
Birthdays
24 - Aria Wallace (actress)
25 - Kendall Jenner (reality star/model)
33 - Courtney Barnett (singer)
33 - Colin Kaepernick (football player)
33 - Cameron Lynn (professional wrestler)
34 - Antonia Thomas (actress)
37 - Julie Berman (actress)
38 - Chloe Sims (reality star)
44 - Francois Battiste (actor)
63 - Dolph Lundgren (actor)
65 - Phil Simms (football player)
66 - Adam Ant (singer)
67 - Kathy Kinney (actress)
67 - Dennis Miller (comedian)
67 - Kate Capshaw (actress)
68 - Roseanne Barr (actress/comedian)
89 - Monica Vitti (actress)
90 - Lois Smith (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 3
1894 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 18-14.
1906 - Minnesota defeats Nebraska 13-0.
1928 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 20-0.
1929 - Providence became the first NFL team to host a game at night under floodlights. The game was against the Cardinals.
1945 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 27-13.
1951 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 27-7.
1953 - The Rules Committee of organized baseball restored the sacrifice fly. The rule had not been used since 1939.
1956 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 15-14.
1962 - Missouri defeats Nebraska 16-7.
1973 - #13 Nebraska defeats #17 Colorado 28-16.
1979 - #2 Nebraska defeats Missouri 23-20.
1984 - #3 Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 44-0.
1989 - The Minnesota Timberwolves made their NBA debut, losing 106-94 to the Seattle Supersonics.
1990 - #9 Colorado defeats #3 Nebraska 27-12.
1993 - Greg Maddux (Atlanta Braves) became the first player to win back-to-back Cy Young Awards on different teams.
1996 - Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers became the first player in NFL history to record 1,000 career receptions.
2001 - #2 Nebraska defeats Kansas 51-7.
2007 - #8 Kansas defeats Nebraska 76-39.
2012 - #21 Nebraska defeats Michigan State 28-24.
2018 - #8 Ohio State defeats Nebraska 36-31.
