History

Charles Bronson was born on November 3, 1921, in Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania — an American actor who became one of the great tough-guy stars of westerns and action films, famous for a granite face, a quiet delivery, and a screen presence that said more with a look than most actors could say with a speech. Bronson did not come from Hollywood. ...

Benvenuto Cellini was born on November 3, 1500, in Florence, Italy — a goldsmith and sculptor whose name has outlived almost every patron he served, thanks in large part to the most entertaining and least trustworthy autobiography of the Renaissance. Cellini worked for popes and kings, including Francis I of France, and left behind masterpieces of gold and bronze that ...

One World Trade Center officially opened on November 3, 2014, in Lower Manhattan, on the site where the Twin Towers were destroyed on September 11, 2001. More than a new skyscraper, the tower’s opening was presented as a symbol of rebuilding and resilience — a statement that New York had recovered and risen again from one of the darkest days ...

Sputnik 2 was launched on November 3, 1957, by the Soviet Union, carrying Laika, the dog who became the first animal to orbit the Earth. Just weeks after Sputnik 1 shocked the world, the second satellite turned a technological triumph into a human — and deeply troubling — story. The launch followed Sputnik 1 by less than a month, and ...

The First Godzilla Film was released on November 3, 1954, in Japan, introducing the giant monster that became a global pop-culture icon. Before the roaring fanfare, the merchandise and the Hollywood blockbusters, Godzilla began as a stark black-and-white warning about the most frightening power human beings had ever unleashed. The film, known in Japan as Gojira, was directed by Ishirō ...

Chevrolet was founded on November 3, 1911, in Detroit, Michigan, when the Chevrolet Motor Car Company was launched by racing driver Louis Chevrolet and businessman William C. Durant. From those beginnings grew one of the most famous names in the history of the automobile — a brand whose bowtie badge would become recognised around the world. The company was born ...

The Times of India was founded on November 3, 1838, in Bombay as the Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce, a twice-weekly commercial journal aimed at the merchants of colonial Bombay. Nearly two centuries later, it has grown into India’s largest English-language newspaper — described as the world’s largest-selling English-language daily by circulation. The paper’s history mirrors India’s own. From ...

Henry VIII and the Act of Supremacy marks the moment on November 3, 1534, when England’s Parliament declared the king, not the pope, the Supreme Head of the Church of England. It was the legal hammer-blow that severed England from Rome and set the English Reformation in motion. The story began with a marriage. Henry VIII wanted his marriage to ...

Columbus Sights Dominica on November 3, 1493, during his second voyage to the Americas. Sailing through the Lesser Antilles, Christopher Columbus named several islands for the saints and feast days of the Catholic calendar – and when the island now known as Dominica appeared, he named it for Sunday, the day he sighted it. It was a naming from the ...

The November 2 holidays mix quiet remembrance with history and light-hearted observances: from All Souls’ Day and Día de los Muertos to National Deviled Egg Day, National Ohio Day and Job Action Day, plus a full slate of this-day-in-history moments and famous birthdays. November 2 is a quieter, more reflective day after Halloween weekend: it is All Souls’ Day, the ...