On this Day November 3rd

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November 3rd is the 307th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 58 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1493 – Christopher Columbus first sights the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea.

1534 – The English Parliament passed the first Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the Anglican Church, supplanting the pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

1783 – The American Continental Army is disbanded.

1848 – A considerably revised Dutch constitution, which transfers much authority from the king to his parliament and ministers, is proclaimed.

1911 – Chevrolet officially enters the automobile market in competition with the Ford Model T.

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

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

1973 – Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 toward Mercury.] On March 29, 1974, it became the first space probe to reach that planet.

2014 – One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.

 

Birthdays

1560 – Annibale Carracci, Italian painter and illustrator (d. 1609)

1793 – Stephen F. Austin, American businessman and politician (d. 1836)

1887 – Samuil Marshak, Russian author and poet (d. 1964)

1900 – Adolf Dassler, German businessman, founded Adidas (d. 1978)

1918 – Bob Feller, American sailor, baseball player, and sportscaster (d. 2010)

1928 – Osamu Tezuka, Japanese animator and producer (d. 1989)

1940 – Sonny Rhodes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)

1949 – Larry Holmes, American boxer and talk show host

1970 – Jeanette J. Epps, American aerospace engineer and astronaut

1987 – Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress

Holiday Spotlight

  Cliché Day

  Cliché Day is celebrated on November 3 every year across the country. This day celebrates how useful, annoying, and fun cliches are by incorporating them into the conversation and the arts for the entire day. Clichés are elements of a play, book, or movie — or sayings, or ideas that have been used so often that they’ve completely lost their original impact. Most clichés start as impactful and transformative expressions that have an incredible effect on the audience the first time they’re said.

 Because they have such a significant influence, people start saying them and reusing them to the point where they get annoyed. Like great catchy songs, cliches become earworms that refuse to leave. Clichés are usually truisms or stereotypes that are stated in a particular way. They may or may not be accurate, but they are repeated often enough that most people know and believe them. An essential aspect of cliches is that enough people need to be familiar with the idea or the statement presented in that way. It is only when people have come across the same thing in the same way over and over again that it starts to grate on them.

 Today, people who use cliches unironically are seen as lacking inspiration or originality and considered unskilled at their art — whatever it may be. However, cliches have their place. Used well, they can help communicate ideas to people, and they’re great fun to use ironically. Cliché Day is an excellent opportunity to celebrate cliches — by considering the original impact they might have had to use them to annoy people or familiarly communicate new ideas.

 

Others Include

Dominican Independence Day

Fountain Pen Day

Give Someone a Dollar Today Day            

Independence of Cuenca

Jellyfish Day

Love Your Lawyer Day

Maldives Victory Day

National Housewife Day

National Jersey Friday

National Medical Science Liaison Awareness & Appreciation Day

National Sandwich Day

Public Television Day

SOS Day

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