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1838 - The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper is founded as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce.
1863 - US patent for an antifouling paint for ships' hulls was issued to J.G. Tarr and A.H. Wonson (# 40515) for a copper oxide, tar and naptha mixture. It helped keep ships free from barnacles growing on the hull.
1868 - First black US Congressman was elected (Republican John Willis Menard, Louisiana)
1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopted "SOS" - international Morse code distress signal (· · · � � � · · ·) - as the new call for help.
1913 - The USA introduced a permanant income tax, although the US federal government imposed the first, although temporary, personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, to help finance the Civil War.
1930 - Bank of Italy became the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, now known as the Bank of America.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed frozen peas. He had started freezing fresh fish in the 1920s.
1955 - Carlton Schwerdt and F.L. Schaffer crystallized the polio virus. Their research laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.
1947 - Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose on its only flight, which lasted about a minute, over Long Beach Harbor in California.
1951 - #1 Hit November 3, 1951 - December 14, 1951: Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart
1954 - The first Godzilla film was released and marks the first appearance of the character.
1956 - #1 Hit November 3, 1956 - December 7, 1956: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
1956 - The Wizard of Oz was shown on television for the first time, on CBS. Although a moderate success when released theatrically in 1939, it is now recognized as the most watched film in television history.
1957 - Sputnik 2 was launched, with the first live animal sent into space, a Siberian husky dog named Laika ('barker' in Russian).
1962 - #1 Hit November 3, 1962 - November 16, 1962: The Crystals - He's a Rebel
1975 - Good Morning America premiered on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault). The initial show was called AM America, which started on January 6, 1975.
1978 - First broadcast of Diff'rent Strokes on NBC. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson. Dana Plato performed as Kimberly Drummond.
1979 - #1 Hit November 3, 1979 - November 9, 1979: M - Pop Muzik
1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started on cable TV. The channel evolved to Spike TV in 2003.
1984 - #1 Hit November 3, 1984 - November 16, 1984: Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
1988 - Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose was broken as Roy Innis brawled with skinheads at a TV taping. He did not press charges, claiming that he did not wish to be "tied up with the roaches" and also said that "if there ever was a case of deserved violence, this was it."
1990 - #1 Hit November 3, 1990 - November 9, 1990: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
2000 - William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko entered the ISS (International Space Station)
2001 - #1 Hit November 3, 2001 - December 14, 2001: Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
2014 - One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC) officially opened.
1863 - US patent for an antifouling paint for ships' hulls was issued to J.G. Tarr and A.H. Wonson (# 40515) for a copper oxide, tar and naptha mixture. It helped keep ships free from barnacles growing on the hull.
1868 - First black US Congressman was elected (Republican John Willis Menard, Louisiana)
1906 - International Radio Telecommunications Com adopted "SOS" - international Morse code distress signal (· · · � � � · · ·) - as the new call for help.
1913 - The USA introduced a permanant income tax, although the US federal government imposed the first, although temporary, personal income tax, on August 5, 1861, to help finance the Civil War.
1930 - Bank of Italy became the Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, now known as the Bank of America.
1952 - Clarence Birdseye marketed frozen peas. He had started freezing fresh fish in the 1920s.
1955 - Carlton Schwerdt and F.L. Schaffer crystallized the polio virus. Their research laid the groundwork for the polio vaccine.
1947 - Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose on its only flight, which lasted about a minute, over Long Beach Harbor in California.
1951 - #1 Hit November 3, 1951 - December 14, 1951: Tony Bennett - Cold, Cold Heart
1954 - The first Godzilla film was released and marks the first appearance of the character.
1956 - #1 Hit November 3, 1956 - December 7, 1956: Elvis Presley - Love Me Tender
1956 - The Wizard of Oz was shown on television for the first time, on CBS. Although a moderate success when released theatrically in 1939, it is now recognized as the most watched film in television history.
1957 - Sputnik 2 was launched, with the first live animal sent into space, a Siberian husky dog named Laika ('barker' in Russian).
1962 - #1 Hit November 3, 1962 - November 16, 1962: The Crystals - He's a Rebel
1975 - Good Morning America premiered on ABC (David Hartman & Nancy Dussault). The initial show was called AM America, which started on January 6, 1975.
1978 - First broadcast of Diff'rent Strokes on NBC. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson. Dana Plato performed as Kimberly Drummond.
1979 - #1 Hit November 3, 1979 - November 9, 1979: M - Pop Muzik
1983 - The Nashville Network (TNN) started on cable TV. The channel evolved to Spike TV in 2003.
1984 - #1 Hit November 3, 1984 - November 16, 1984: Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
1988 - Talk-show host Geraldo Rivera's nose was broken as Roy Innis brawled with skinheads at a TV taping. He did not press charges, claiming that he did not wish to be "tied up with the roaches" and also said that "if there ever was a case of deserved violence, this was it."
1990 - #1 Hit November 3, 1990 - November 9, 1990: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby
2000 - William Shepherd, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko entered the ISS (International Space Station)
2001 - #1 Hit November 3, 2001 - December 14, 2001: Mary J. Blige - Family Affair
2014 - One World Trade Center (also known as the Freedom Tower, 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC) officially opened.
