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  • U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 3, 1779
    Flag of the United States

    Drafts of a Standard

    U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 3, 1779

    On 3 September, Richard Peters submitted to Washington "Drafts of a Standard" and asked for his "Ideas of the Plan of the Standard," adding that the War Board preferred a design they viewed as "a variant for the Marine Flag." Washington agreed that he preferred "the standard, with the Union and Emblems in the centre". The drafts are lost to history, but is likely to be similar to the first Jack of the United States.




  • U.S.
    Saturday Nov 3, 1792
    George Washington

    Election of 1792

    U.S.
    Saturday Nov 3, 1792

    When the election of 1792 neared, Washington did not publicly announce his presidential candidacy but silently consented to run, to prevent a further political-personal rift in his cabinet.




  • U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1901
    Ford

    Henry Ford's First attempt

    U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1901

    Henry Ford's first attempt at a car company under his own name was the Henry Ford Company on November 3, 1901.




  • Macon, Georgia, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1919
    Red Summer

    Lynching of Paul Jones

    Macon, Georgia, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1919

    On Sunday, November 2, 1919, Paul Jones allegedly attacked a white woman about 2 miles (3.2 km) outside of Macon. Paul Jones was chased through town until he was cornered in a rail boxcar, there the woman positively identified him. A white mob of 400 people quickly assembled and over the protests of Sheriff James R. Hicks they seized Jones. His body was riddled with bullets, "saturated with coal oil" and lit on fire. He was still alive as the flames consumed his body and the mob watched as he writhed in pain. There were no arrests.




  • U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1930
    Bank of America

    Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association

    U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1930

    Bank of Italy was renamed on November 3, 1930, to Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, which was the only such designated bank in the United States at that time. Giannini and Monnette headed the resulting company, serving as co-chairs.




  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1936
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Second Term

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1936

    The United States presidential election of 1936 was the thirty-eighth quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936. In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas.




  • Georgia, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970
    Jimmy Carter

    1970 Georgia Gubernatorial Election

    Georgia, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970

    The 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. It was marked by the election as Governor of Georgia of the relatively little-known former state Senator Jimmy Carter after a hard battle in the Democratic primary. This election is notable because Carter, often regarded as one of the New South Governors, later ran for President in 1976 on his gubernatorial record and won.


  • California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970
    Ronald Reagan

    Second Term as a Governor

    California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970

    An unsuccessful attempt to recall Reagan in 1968, Reagan was re-elected in 1970, defeating "Big Daddy" Jesse M. Unruh on November 3 with 52.85% of the vote. He chose not to seek a third term in the following election cycle.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Rookie Season

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996

    As a rookie in 1996–97, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. At the time he became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game (18 years, 72 days; a record since broken by Jermaine O'Neal and former teammate Andrew Bynum), and also became the youngest NBA starter ever (18 years, 158 days). Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time.


  • Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
    Thursday Nov 3, 2005
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal injured his right ankle

    Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
    Thursday Nov 3, 2005

    In the second game of the 2005–06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Upon O'Neal's return, Van Gundy resigned, citing family reasons, and Pat Riley assumed head coach responsibilities.


  • San Diego, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 2014
    Samsung

    Acquiring Proximal Data

    San Diego, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 2014

    3 November 2014, Samsung announced it had acquired Proximal Data, Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 3, 1779
    Flag of the United States

    Drafts of a Standard

    U.S.
    Wednesday Nov 3, 1779

    On 3 September, Richard Peters submitted to Washington "Drafts of a Standard" and asked for his "Ideas of the Plan of the Standard," adding that the War Board preferred a design they viewed as "a variant for the Marine Flag." Washington agreed that he preferred "the standard, with the Union and Emblems in the centre". The drafts are lost to history, but is likely to be similar to the first Jack of the United States.


  • U.S.
    Saturday Nov 3, 1792
    George Washington

    Election of 1792

    U.S.
    Saturday Nov 3, 1792

    When the election of 1792 neared, Washington did not publicly announce his presidential candidacy but silently consented to run, to prevent a further political-personal rift in his cabinet.


  • U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1901
    Ford

    Henry Ford's First attempt

    U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1901

    Henry Ford's first attempt at a car company under his own name was the Henry Ford Company on November 3, 1901.


  • Macon, Georgia, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1919
    Red Summer

    Lynching of Paul Jones

    Macon, Georgia, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1919

    On Sunday, November 2, 1919, Paul Jones allegedly attacked a white woman about 2 miles (3.2 km) outside of Macon. Paul Jones was chased through town until he was cornered in a rail boxcar, there the woman positively identified him. A white mob of 400 people quickly assembled and over the protests of Sheriff James R. Hicks they seized Jones. His body was riddled with bullets, "saturated with coal oil" and lit on fire. He was still alive as the flames consumed his body and the mob watched as he writhed in pain. There were no arrests.


  • U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1930
    Bank of America

    Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association

    U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 1930

    Bank of Italy was renamed on November 3, 1930, to Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, which was the only such designated bank in the United States at that time. Giannini and Monnette headed the resulting company, serving as co-chairs.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1936
    Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Second Term

    U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1936

    The United States presidential election of 1936 was the thirty-eighth quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 1936. In the midst of the Great Depression, incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Governor Alf Landon of Kansas.


  • Georgia, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970
    Jimmy Carter

    1970 Georgia Gubernatorial Election

    Georgia, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970

    The 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. It was marked by the election as Governor of Georgia of the relatively little-known former state Senator Jimmy Carter after a hard battle in the Democratic primary. This election is notable because Carter, often regarded as one of the New South Governors, later ran for President in 1976 on his gubernatorial record and won.


  • California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970
    Ronald Reagan

    Second Term as a Governor

    California, U.S.
    Tuesday Nov 3, 1970

    An unsuccessful attempt to recall Reagan in 1968, Reagan was re-elected in 1970, defeating "Big Daddy" Jesse M. Unruh on November 3 with 52.85% of the vote. He chose not to seek a third term in the following election cycle.


  • Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996
    Kobe Bryant

    Rookie Season

    Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    Sunday Nov 3, 1996

    As a rookie in 1996–97, Bryant mostly came off the bench behind guards Eddie Jones and Nick Van Exel. At the time he became the youngest player ever to play in an NBA game (18 years, 72 days; a record since broken by Jermaine O'Neal and former teammate Andrew Bynum), and also became the youngest NBA starter ever (18 years, 158 days). Initially, Bryant played limited minutes, but as the season continued, he began to see some more playing time.


  • Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
    Thursday Nov 3, 2005
    Shaquille O'Neal

    O'Neal injured his right ankle

    Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
    Thursday Nov 3, 2005

    In the second game of the 2005–06 season, O'Neal injured his right ankle and subsequently missed the following 18 games. Upon O'Neal's return, Van Gundy resigned, citing family reasons, and Pat Riley assumed head coach responsibilities.


  • San Diego, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 2014
    Samsung

    Acquiring Proximal Data

    San Diego, California, U.S.
    Monday Nov 3, 2014

    3 November 2014, Samsung announced it had acquired Proximal Data, Inc., a San Diego, California-based pioneer of server-side caching software with I/O intelligence that work within virtualized systems.


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