Editing November 3 (section)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; With the encouragement of the United States, [[Panama]] [[Separation of Panama from Colombia|separates]] from [[Colombia]].
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[William Howard Taft]] is [[1908 United States presidential election|elected]] the 27th [[President of the United States]].
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Chevrolet]] officially enters the automobile market in competition with the [[Ford Model T]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; The [[German Revolution of 1918–19]] begins when 40,000 sailors [[Kiel mutiny|take over]] the port in [[Kiel]].
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Russian Civil War]]: The [[Army of Wrangel|Russian Army]] retreats to [[Crimea]], after a [[Northern Taurida Operation|successful offensive]] by the [[Red Army]] and [[Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Nikolai |last=Shefov |title =  Битвы России | year=2006 | location=[[Moscow]] |publisher=ACT |access-date=26 March 2020 |chapter=Северная Таврия |chapter-url = http://www.hrono.ru/sobyt/1900sob/1920tavria.php |isbn=5-17-010649-1 |oclc=858733219 |language=ru |page=509}}</ref>
*[[1929]] &ndash; The [[Gwangju Student Independence Movement]] occurred.
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Getúlio Vargas]] becomes Head of the Provisional Government in [[Brazil]] after a bloodless coup on [[October 24]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Panagis Tsaldaris]] becomes the [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece#Second Hellenic Republic (1924–1935)|142nd Prime Minister of Greece]].
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[George II of Greece]] regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, [[Greek monarchy referendum, 1935|plebiscite]].
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] is [[1936 United States presidential election|elected]] the 32nd President of the United States.
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Koli Point action]] begins during the [[Guadalcanal Campaign]] and ends on [[November 12]].
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: Five hundred aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force [[Bombing of Wilhelmshaven in World War II|devastate Wilhelmshaven]] harbor in Germany.
*[[1944]] &ndash; World War II: Two supreme commanders of the [[Slovak National Uprising]], Generals [[Ján Golian]] and [[Rudolf Viest]], are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces.
*[[1946]] &ndash; The [[Constitution of Japan]] is adopted through Emperor's [[royal assent|assent]].
*[[1949]] &ndash; Chinese Civil War: The [[Battle of Dengbu Island]] occurs.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Air India Flight 245]] crashes into [[Mont Blanc]] while on approach to [[Geneva Airport]], killing all 48 people on board.<ref name="AS">{{cite news |title=Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19501103-0 |accessdate=17 June 2009 |publisher=Aviation Safety}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Suez Crisis]]: The [[Khan Yunis massacre|Khan Yunis killings]] by the [[Israel Defense Forces]] in Egyptian-controlled Gaza result in the deaths of 275 Palestinians.
*  1956   &ndash; [[Hungarian Revolution of 1956|Hungarian Revolution]]: A new Hungarian government is formed, in which many members of banned non-Communist parties participate.  [[János Kádár]] and [[Ferenc Münnich]] form a counter-government in Moscow as Soviet troops prepare for the final assault.
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Sputnik program]]: The [[Soviet Union]] launches ''[[Sputnik 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1957-002A|title=Sputnik 2 Launch and Trajectory Information|website=NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> On board is the first animal to enter [[orbit]], a [[Soviet space dogs|dog]] named [[Laika]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2367681.stm |title=First dog in space died within hours |website=BBC |first=David |last=Whitehouse |date=28 October 2002 |access-date=26 September 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905205457/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2367681.stm |archive-date=5 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; The land that would become the [[Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge]] is established by an [[Act of Congress]] after a year-long legal battle that pitted local residents against [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] officials wishing to turn the Great Swamp into a major regional airport for jet aircraft.
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[U Thant]] is unanimously appointed as the 3rd [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], becoming the first non-European individual to occupy the post.<ref name="nytimes19611104">{{cite news |last1=Brewer |first1=Sam Pope |date=November 4, 1961 |title=Thant Is Elected Interim U.N. Head |page=1 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] is [[1964 United States presidential election|elected]] to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a [[presidential election]] for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The [[Battle of Dak To]] begins.
*[[1969]] &ndash; Vietnam War: U.S. President [[Richard M. Nixon]] addresses the nation on television and radio, asking the "[[silent majority]]" to join him in solidarity on the Vietnam War effort and to support his policies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2019/11/02/echoes-silent-majority-years-after-nixon-speech/sBIX0rSysQfxHYhV4LO4bN/story.html|title=Echoes of the 'silent majority', 50 years after Richard Nixon's speech|last1=Shribman|first1=David M.|newspaper=Boston Globe|location=Boston, Massachusetts|date=November 2, 2019|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Mariner program]]: [[NASA]] launches the ''[[Mariner 10]]'' toward [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/displayTrajectory.action?id=1973-085A|title=Mariner 10 Launch and Trajectory Information|website=NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive|access-date=November 2, 2019}}</ref> On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first [[space probe]] to reach that planet.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/beyond-earth-tagged.pdf|title=Beyond Earth: A Chronicle of Deep Space Exploration, 1958–2016|page=3|last1=Siddiqi|first1=Asif A.|lccn=2017059404|isbn=9781626830424|publisher=NASA History Program Office|edition=second|year=2018|id=SP2018-4041|series=The NASA history series|location=Washington, DC}}</ref>
*[[1975]] &ndash; Four Bangladeshi politicians are [[Jail Killing Day|killed]] in the Dhaka Central Jail.
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Dominica]] gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Greensboro massacre]]: Five members of the [[Communist Workers' Party (United States)|Communist Workers Party]] are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of [[Ku Klux Klan|Klansmen]] and [[Neo-Nazism|neo-Nazis]] during a "Death to the Klan" rally in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]], United States.
*[[1980]] &ndash; A [[Latin Carga]] [[Convair 880|Convair CV-880]] [[1980 Latin Carga Convair CV-880 crash|crashes]] at [[Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela)|Simón Bolívar International Airport]] in Venezuela, killing four.<ref name="avs">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Convair CV-880-22-2 YV-145C Caracas-Simon Bolivar Airport (CCS) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19801103-0 |access-date=2019-07-15 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; The [[1982 Salang Tunnel fire|Salang Tunnel fire]] in [[Afghanistan]] kills 150–2000 people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/07/131879364/high-up-in-afghanistan-a-ghostly-ride-through-the-salang-tunnel|title=High Up in Afghanistan, A 'Ghostly' Ride Through the Salang Tunnel|last1=Dahiya|first1=Nishant|date=December 7, 2010|website=NPR|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfpa.org/News-and-Research/Data-research-and-tools/US-Fire-Problem/Catastrophic-multiple-death-fires/Deadliest-fires-or-explosions-in-the-world|website=NFPA|title=Deadliest fires or explosions in the world|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Iran–Contra affair]]: The [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] magazine ''[[Ash-Shiraa]]'' reports that the United States has been secretly selling weapons to [[Iran]] in order to secure the release of seven American [[hostage]]s held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
*  1986   &ndash; The [[Compact of Free Association]] becomes law, granting the [[Federated States of Micronesia]] and the [[Marshall Islands]] independence from the United States.
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Tamil people|Tamil]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] attempt to [[1988 Maldives coup d'état|overthrow]] the [[Maldives|Maldivian]] government. At President [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]]'s request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
*[[1992]] &ndash; Democratic [[Arkansas]] Governor [[Bill Clinton]] defeats Republican President [[George H. W. Bush]] and Independent candidate [[Ross Perot]] in the [[1992 United States presidential election]].
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle program]]: ''[[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Atlantis]]'' launches on [[STS-66]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STS-66 |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-66.htm |access-date=July 29, 2024 |website=Spacefacts}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Abdullah Çatlı]], the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization [[Grey Wolves (organization)|Grey Wolves]], dies in the [[Susurluk car crash]], leading to the resignation of [[Ministry of the Interior (Turkey)|Interior Minister]] [[Mehmet Ağar]] (a leader of the [[True Path Party]]).
*[[1997]] &ndash; The United States imposes [[economic sanctions]] against [[Sudan]] in response to [[Human rights in Sudan|its human rights abuses of its own citizens]] and its material and political assistance to [[Islamic extremism|Islamic extremist]] groups across the Middle East and [[East Africa]].
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[One World Trade Center]] officially opens in [[New York City]], replacing the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|Twin Towers]] after they were destroyed during the [[September 11 attacks]].
*[[2020]] &ndash; The [[2020 United States presidential election]] takes place between [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Joe Biden]] and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] incumbent [[President of the United States|President]] [[Donald Trump]]. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-06|title=Sources close to the White House say some officials are beginning to quietly back away from Trump|url=https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-06-20#h_2efb8873c667d55695da48de8984383b|access-date=2020-11-07|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref>