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Old 11-03-2004, 02:00 AM
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November 3rd

1801 ~ Birthday of Vincenzo Bellini, Italian opera composer.

1816 ~ Birthday of Jubal Early, Confederate General.

1838 ~ The Times of India, the world's largest circulated English language daily broadsheet newspaper was founded.

1903 ~ Panama proclaimed itself independent from Colombia.

1918 ~ Poland declared its independence from Russia.

1954 ~ The first in the Godzilla series of films was released in Japan.

1954 ~ Death of Henri Matisse, French artist.

1957 ~ Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter space - a dog named Laika.

1986 ~ Iran-Contra Affair: The Lebanese magazine Ash-Shiraa reported that the United States had been selling weapons to Iran in secret in order to secure the release of seven American hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.

1993 ~ Death of Leon Theremin, Russian inventor.
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