The beginning of November is rich in historical events. It was then, on the 3rd, that the Americans elected the president four times, the first helicopter flight took place, the Vyazemsky battle took place in 1812, and Dominica was recognized as an independent state.
Vyazemsky battle in the Patriotic War of 1812
Departing from Moscow, Emperor Napoleon arrived in Vyazma on October 31. His army consisted of four infantry corps and numbered 37.5 thousand soldiers. On the night of November 3, the vanguard of the Russian army of 25 thousand people approached Vyazma. The soldiers under the command of generals Miloradovich and Platov attacked the French corps one after another. Unable to withstand the onslaught of Russian soldiers, the French were forced to leave the city and retreat towards Smolensk.
In the battle, the Russian army lost 800 soldiers, the French - 7 thousand. In historical chronicles it is written how exhausted from hunger and cold, the exhausted great army of Napoleon Bonaparte fled from the Russians.
US Presidential Election
On November 3, 1909, the 27th presidential election was held in the United States, in which Republican William Taft won. Under him, the role of the state in the economy intensified.
In 1936, Franklin Roosevelt, one of the central figures in world history, was elected for a second term. During his presidency in America, reforms were carried out in the banking, industrial, social and tax spheres. In relations with the USSR and with the countries of Latin America, the policy of "good neighbor" adhered to.
Roosevelt created a project of international organization and responsibility of the USSR, USA, China and Great Britain to preserve peace after the Second World War.
Roosevelt put a lot of effort into US-Soviet cooperation.
In 1964, the 36th presidential election was held in which Lyndon Johnson was elected. He took measures to improve work in the field of medicine, housing programs, subsidizing needy families. In addition, he struggled with air and water pollution.
In 1992, Bill Clinton was elected in the next presidential election. During his reign, US foreign debt declined. Clinton has succeeded in stopping nuclear weapons tests in the world.
First helicopter flight
French mechanic Paul Cornu on November 3, 1907 became the first person to fly in a helicopter. He independently designed it, was able to rise to a height of 50 cm and hold out in the air for 20 seconds. The main achievement of this inventor is also an attempt to make the helicopter controllable.
