Nov 3, 1964 On this day in 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nations capital the right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in 1964, the next presidential election. Well that was a dumb move. Nov 3, 1957 The Soviet Union launches the first animal into space—a dog name Laika—aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft. Laika, part Siberian husky, lived as a stray on the Moscow streets before being enlisted into the Soviet space program. Laika survived for several days as a passenger in the USSRs second artificial Earth satellite, kept alive by a sophisticated life-support system. Electrodes attached to her body provided scientists on the ground with important information about the biological effects of space travel. She died after the batteries of her life-support system ran down. Energizer. Made in the USA. Nov 3, 1998 On November 3, 1998, former professional wrestler Jesse The Body Ventura is elected governor of Minnesota with 37 percent of the vote. His opponents, seasoned politicians Hubert Humphrey III (son of Lyndon Johnson’s vice-president and the attorney general of Minnesota) and St. Paul mayor Norm Coleman, spent a total of $4.3 million on their campaigns. Ventura, the Reform-Party candidate, spent $250,000—money he raised by selling $22 t-shirts and accepting $50 donations from his supporters. His only political experience had been his years as mayor of Brooklyn Park, a suburb of Minneapolis, but his laid-back, straight-talking, libertarian approach to politics resonated with many Minnesotans—especially young men who had never voted before. I voted for Jesse because he was the most honest, one young constituent told a reporter for Newsweek. If he doesn’t know something, he says he doesn’t know.. Guess what fella -- theys a lot he dont know. Nov 3, 1883 On this day, authorities almost catch the California bandit and infamous stagecoach robber called Black Bart; he manages to make a quick getaway, but drops an incriminating clue that eventually sends him to prison. Black Bart was born Charles E. Boles, probably in the state of New York around 1830. As a young man, he abandoned his family for the gold fields of California, but he failed to strike it rich as a miner and turned to a life of crime. By the mid-1850s, stagecoaches and Wells Fargo wagons transported much of the huge output of gold from California. Often traveling in isolated areas, the Wells Fargo wagons and stagecoaches quickly became favorite targets for bandits; over the course of about 15 years, the company lost more than $415,000 in gold to outlaw robbers. It is believed that Boles committed his first stagecoach robbery in July 1875. Wearing a flour sack over his head with holes cut for his eyes and a fancy gentlemans black derby, he intercepted a stage near the California mining city of Copperopolis. When guards spotted gun barrels sticking out of nearby bushes, they handed over their strong box to Boles. He cracked open the box with an axe and escaped on foot with the gold, though his gang of camouflaged gunmen stayed behind. When the guards returned to pick up the box, they discovered that the rifle barrels were just sticks tied to branches. Heartened by this easy success, Black Bart embarked on a series of stagecoach robberies. During the course of his criminal career he never shot anyone nor robbed a single stage passenger; he gained fame for his daring style and the occasional short poems he left behind, signed by Black Bart, the Po-8. Wells Fargo, however, was not amused--the company ordered its private police force to capture the bandit, dead or alive. After several years of searching and tracking down clues, Wells Fargo detectives finally located Boles. Arrested and tried, Boles pleaded guilty and received a sentence of six years in San Quentin prison. He served just over four years and reportedly moved to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, after receiving a pardon. All told, the Po-8 bandit had stolen only $18,000 during the eight years of his criminal career. Ol Black Bart. Youll shoot your eyes out! Bornt Nov 3: 9 - Lucan, Cordova Spain, Latin poet (Bellum Civile) 1470 - Edward V, King of England (Apr 9-Jun 25 1483) 1560 - Annibale Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1609) 1587 - Samuel Scheidt, composer 1604 - Osman II, sultan of Turkey (1618-22) 2nd double cousin twice removed from the Sultan of Swing. 1611 - Henry Ireton, English general/MP (Edgehill) 1618 - Aurangzeb, [Alamgir], Emperor of India (1658-1707) 1619 - Willem Kalf, Rotterdam Neth, painter (still lifes) 1621 - Renatus Rapinus, [René Rapin], French jesuit/poet (Hortorum libri IV) 1633 - Bernardino Ramazzini, Italian physician (d. 1714) 1718 - John Montague, 4th Earl of Sandwich, inventor (sandwich -- deserved to be an Earl!) 1736 - Christian Brunings, Dutch hydraulic engineer 1749 - Daniel Rutherford, Scottish chemist and physician (d. 1819) 1793 - Stephen Fuller Austin, Virginia USA, colonized Texas 1816 - Jubal Anderson Early, Lt General (Confederate Army), died in 1894 1818 - Gustavus Adolphus DeRussy, Brig Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1891 1826 - Jasper Adalmorn Maltby, Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1867 1830 - Esten Cooke, John (Confederate Army), died in 1886 1845 - Edward Douglass White, 9th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1921) 1852 - Mutsuhito, 122nd emperor of Japan (1867-1912) 1877 - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Chilean president. (d. 1960) 1879 - Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Canada, Arctic explorer/ethnologist 1880 - Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908) 1894 - William George Barker, Dauphin Manitoba, Canadian flying ace (Victoria Cross recipient) 1900 - Adolf Dassler, founder of Adidas (d. 1978 1901 - Leopold III, [Filip von Saksen-Coburg], King of the Belgians (from 1934, abdicated 1951), d. 1983 1908 - Bronko Nagurski, Rainy River Ontario, NFL fullback (Chicago Bears) 1918 - Bob Feller, Van Meter, Iowa, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indian, 3 no-hitters 1921 - Charles Bronson, Ehrenfeld, Pennsylvania, actor (Magnificent Seven, Death Wish, Dirty Dozen), (d. 2003) 1930 - Ken Berry, Moline Ill, actor (F Troop, Mayberry RFD, Mamas Family) 1931 - Monica Vitti, [Ceciarelli], Rome Italy, actress (Tigers in Lipstick) 1931 - Yon Hyong-muk, North Korean politician (d. 2005) 1932 - Thomas J Manton, (Rep-D-NY, 1985- ) 1933 - Aneta Corsaut, Jutchinson Ks, actress (Helen Crump-Andy Griffith now thats a babe!) 1933 - Amartya Sen, Santiniketan, Bengal, economist and Nobel Prize laureate (welfare economics and social choice theory) 1936 - Roy Emerson, Blackbutt Australia, tennis player (Wimbledon-1964, 65, US Open-61 1946 - Nick Simper, rocker (Deep Purple) 1946 - Tommy Dee, rocker 1949 - Larry Holmes, Cuthbert Georgia, heavyweight boxing champ (1978-85) 1949 - Michael Evans, Salisbury NC, actor (Lionel-All in the Family) 1949 - Roswitha Krause, USSR, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1968) 52 - Roseanne, [Barr Arnold], Salt Lake City, comedienne/TV star (Roseanne) 1952 - Jim Cummings, American voice actor 1952 - David Ho, Taiwanese-American AIDS researcher 1953 - Kate Capshaw [Nail], Fort Worth, Texas, American actress (Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom) 1953 - Dennis Miller, Pitts Pa, comedian/TV host (SNL, Dennis Miller Show) 1953 - Larry Herndon, baseball player 1954 - Adam Ant, [Stuart Goddard], London, English punk rocker (If I Strip For You) 1954 - Godzilla, Japanese monster (Godzilla) 1954 - Kevin P Chilton, Los Angeles California, Lt Col USAF/Astronaut (STS 49, 59, 76) 1955 - Phil Simms, NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Super Bowl 1986 1957 - Dolph Lundgren, Stockholm, Sweden, actor (Rocky IV, The Expendables 2) 1958 - Andrew Mapple, US water skier 1958 - Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer (1983 Victorian Amateur Champ) 1959 - Timothy Patrick Murphy, Hartford Conn, actor (Dallas, Glitter) 1959 - Hal Hartley, American film director and writer 1960 - James Prime, British rock keyboardist (Deacon Blue-Pay Day) 1965 - Michael Paul Springer, SF CA, PGA golfer (1994 Greater Milwaukee) 1966 - Todd Reynolds, Norwalk Conn, pairs skaters (Olympics-1994) 1966 - Tracey Fuchs, Centereach NY, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-88, 96) 1966 - Joe Hachem, Lebanese-born Australian poker player 1967 - Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman (LA Kings) 1968 - Antonio Pettigrew, Macon Ga, 400m (Olympics-96) 1971 - Colbie Bell, Edmonton Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler (Oly-96) 1971 - Darrin Hancock, NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets) 1971 - Joan Kenmore, actress (Wizard of Oz) 1972 - Chris Shelling, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals) 1972 - Verl Mitchell, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons) 1973 - Derrick Alexander, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings 1976 - Guillermo Franco, Argentine-Mexican footballer 1977 - Aria Giovanni, American model 1979 - Jamie Duffney, Miss Minnesota Teen US 1987 - Gemma Ward, Australian model 1987 - Colin Kaepernick, American football player 1987 - Elizabeth A. Smart, American abductee and activist 1988 - Angus McLaren, Australian Actor 1989 - Paula DeAnda, American singer And 1990 - Ellyse Perry, Australian soccer player/cricket player Odds say they was all bornt head first. The was nekked fo shore. God loves them whether they was bornt head first or not.
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