November 3·Every year

US Election Day

Tuesday after the first Monday of November in even-numbered years. The unusual rule dates to 1845 — Congress chose it so farmers could attend church Sunday, travel Monday, vote Tuesday, and still get home before market on Wednesday.

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Notable · 1996

Abdullah Çatlı, a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves, was killed in a car crash near Susurluk, Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime.

2020The 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.
2014One World Trade Center officially opens in New York City, replacing the Twin Towers after they were destroyed during the September 11 attacks.
1997The 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.