History for November 3
History for November 3 - On-This-Day.com- 1507 - Leonardo DaVinci was commissioned by the husband of Lisa Gherardini to paint her. The work is known as the Mona Lisa.
- 1796 - John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President.
- 1839 - The first Opium War between China and Britain erupted.
- 1892 - The first automatic telephone went into service at LaPorte, IN. The device was invented by Almon Strowger.
- 1911 - Chevrolet Motor Car Company was founded by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant.
- 1941 - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Grew warned that the Japanese may be planning a sudden attack on the U.S.
- 1957 - Sputnik II was launched by the Soviet Union. It was the second manmade satellite to be put into orbit and was the first to put an animal into space, a dog named Laika.
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