The Monster Born of the Bomb: Godzilla's 1954 Debut
On November 3, 1954, Japan released 'Gojira' — a giant monster born of atomic dread that became cinema's most enduring movie monster.
On November 3
A Country Born for a Canal: Panama's Independence
On November 3, 1903, Panama broke away from Colombia with American warships offshore — a new nation born to make the Panama Canal possible.
Sunday Island: Columbus Names Dominica
On November 3, 1493, Columbus sighted a mountainous Caribbean island on a Sunday and named it Dominica — Latin for the Lord's Day.