EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
November 3
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Day 307 of 2026 | Week 45 | 52 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.
One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.
Abdullah Çatlı, the leader of the Turkish ultranationalist organization Grey Wolves, dies in the Susurluk car crash, leading to the resignation of Interior Minister Mehmet Ağar (a leader of the True Path Party).
Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches on STS-66.
Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton defeats Republican President George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot in the 1992 United States presidential election.
Sri Lankan Tamil mercenaries attempt to overthrow the Maldivian government. At President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom's request, the Indian military suppresses the rebellion within 24 hours.
Iran–Contra affair: The 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 hostages held by pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon.
The Compact of Free Association becomes law, granting the Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands independence from the United States.
The Salang Tunnel fire in Afghanistan kills 150–2000 people.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
English water skier (World Slalom C'ship 1981
American college football coach (San Diego State
American basketball center (NBA All-Star 1988; Portland Trail Blazers)
American baseball pitcher (AL Cy Young Award 1990; Oakland A's; World Series 1981
American film director (Pleasantville; Seabiscuit; The Hunger Games)
American writer
American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1986 [MVP]
Taiwanese actress (Red Dust
American General
American comedian
American actress (Drew Carey Show)
born in Taichung
Afro-Curaçaoan poet
American voice actor (Winnie the Pooh)
Italian pop-folk singer-songwriter and guitarist
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