Today in History: George II of Greece regains his throne

The following are some of the most significant events which took place on 3 November:

361 – Emperor Constantius II dies of a fever at Mopsuestia in Cilicia; on his deathbed he is baptised and declares his cousin Julian rightful successor.

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

1791 – The University of Vermont, the oldest university in Vermont, and fifth-oldest in New England, is chartered.

1812 – Napoleon’s armies are defeated at the Battle of Vyazma.

1867 – Giuseppe Garibaldi and his followers are defeated in the Battle of Mentana and fail to end the Pope’s Temporal power in Rome (it would be achieved three years later).

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

1935 – George II of Greece regains his throne through a popular, though possibly fixed, plebiscite.

1964 – Lyndon B. Johnson is elected to a full term as U.S. president, winning 61% of the vote and 44 states, while Washington D.C. residents are able to vote in a presidential election for the first time, casting the majority of their votes for Lyndon Johnson.

1997 – The United States imposes economic sanctions against Sudan in response to its human rights abuses of its own citizens and its material and political assistance to Islamic extremist groups across the Middle East and East Africa.

2020 – The 2020 United States presidential election takes place between Democratic Joe Biden and Republican incumbent President Donald Trump. On November 7, Biden was declared the winner.