📅 November 3 in the Time Tunnel
What happened on November 3? Travel back in time and find out — then test yourself with the quiz.
⏳ On this day in history
- 1493Christopher Columbus first sighted the Caribbean island of Dominica
- 1911The Chevrolet car company was founded to compete with Ford
- 1957The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth
- 1973NASA launched Mariner 10 toward the planet Mercury
- 2014One World Trade Center officially opened in New York City
🎂 Born on November 3
- 👟 Adolf Dassler (1900) — founder of Adidas
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November 3 quiz
In what year? ⛵ Christopher Columbus first sighted the Caribbean island of Dominica
In what year? 🚗 The Chevrolet car company was founded to compete with Ford
In what year? 🐕 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2 with Laika, the first animal to orbit Earth
Which famous person was born on November 3?