1638 - Swedish colonists establish the first European settlement in Delaware, naming it New Sweden.
1806 - Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway.
1867 - Британската Влада во северниот дел на Америка го формира доминионот Канада со три покраини: Канада, Нова Шкотска и Њу Бранзвик. Со Вестминстерскиот статут од 1913 година Канада и формално стана независна држава на британскиот Комонвелт.
1882 - Knights of Columbus are established.
1974 - Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 10 becomes the first space probe to fly by Mercury. (It was launched on November 3rd, 1973.)
1999 - Chamoli earthquake; A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes the Chamoli district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
