This day in history
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Sunday, 2 November 2014
On this day... November 3:
On this day...
November 3
:
Culture Day
in Japan
1812
–
French invasion of Russia
: As
Napoleon
's
Grande Armée
began its retreat, its
rear guard
was defeated at the
Battle of Vyazma
.
1838
–
The Times of India
, the
world's largest
circulated English-language daily
broadsheet
newspaper, was founded as the
The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce
.
1954
– The
first film
featuring the
giant monster
known as
Godzilla
, was released.
1969
–
U.S. President
Richard Nixon
made a plea to the "
silent majority
", referring to those Americans who did not join in the large
demonstrations against the Vietnam War
at the time.
2007
–
Pakistani President
and
Chief of Army Staff
Pervez Musharraf
(pictured)
declared
a state of emergency
across Pakistan, suspending the
Pakistani Constitution
.
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