WHAT HAPPENED ON 3. NOVEMBER
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Austria-Hungary enters into an armistice with the Allies, and the Habsburg-ruled empire dissolves. (3. November 1918)

Poland declares its independence from Russia. (3. November 1918)

The German Revolution of 1918–1919 begins when 40,000 sailors take over the port in Kiel. (3. November 1918)

Getúlio Dornelles Vargas becomes Head of the Provisional Government in Brazil after a bloodless coup on October 24. (3. November 1930)

Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece. (3. November 1932)

George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possible fixed, plebiscite. (3. November 1935)

World War II: The Koli Point action begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends on November 12. (3. November 1942)

World War II: 500 aircraft of the U.S. 8th Air Force devastate Wilhelmshafen harbor in Germany. (3. November 1943)

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. (3. November 1944)

The first Godzilla film is released and marks the first appearance of the character of the same name. (3. November 1954)

The Khan Yunis killings are perpetrated by the Israel Defense Forces in Egyptian-controlled Gaza, resulting in the deaths of 275 male Arabs. (3. November 1956)

Sputnik program: The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2. On board is the first animal to enter orbit, a dog named Laika. (3. November 1957)

The land that would become the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge was 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. (3. November 1960)

Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time. (3. November 1964)

Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins. (3. November 1967)

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. (3. November 1969)

Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury. On March 29, 1974, it becomes the first space probe to reach that planet. (3. November 1973)

Syed Nazrul Islam, A. H. M. Qamaruzzaman, Tajuddin Ahmad, and Muhammad Mansur Ali, Bangladeshi politicians and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman loyalists, murdered in the Dhaka Central Jail. (3. November 1975)

Dominica gains its independence from the United Kingdom. (3. November 1978)

Greensboro massacre: Five members of the Communist Workers Party are shot dead and seven are wounded by a group of Klansmen and neo-Nazis during a "Death to the Klan" rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. (3. November 1979)