Today In History - November 2nd

jchima14 · 2014-11-02T15:03:53+00:00

A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history. 1570 A tidal wave in the North Sea destroys the sea walls from Holland to Jutland. More than 1,000 people are killed. 1772 The first Committees of Correspondence are formed in Massachusetts under Samuel Adams. 1789 The property of the church in France is taken away by the state. 1841 The second Afghan War begins. 1869 Sheriff Wild Bill Hickok loses his re-election bid in Ellis County, Kan. 1880 James A. Garfield is elected the 20th president of the United States. 1882 Newly elected John Poe replaces Pat Garrett as sheriff of Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory. 1889 North Dakota is made the 39th state. 1889 South Dakota is made the 40th state. 1892 Lawmen surround outlaws Ned Christie and Arch Wolf near Tahlequah, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). It will take dynamite and a cannon to dislodge the two from their cabin. 1903 London's Daily Mirror newspaper is first published. 1914 Russia declares war with Turkey. 1920 The first radio broadcast in the United States is made from Pittsburgh. 1920 Charlotte Woodward, who signed the 1848 Seneca Falls Declaration calling for female voting rights, casts her ballot in a presidential election. 1921 Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett form the American Birth Control League. 1923 U.S. Navy aviator H.J. Brown sets new world speed record of 259 mph in a Curtiss racer. 1926 Air Commerce Act is passed, providing federal aid for airlines and airports. 1936 The first high-definition public television transmissions begin from Alexandra Palace in north London by the BBC. 1942 Lieutenant General Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives in Gibraltar to set up an American command post for the invasion of North Africa. 1943 The Battle of Empress Augusta Bay in Bougainville ends in U.S. Navy victory over Japan. 1947 Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose flies for the first and last time. 1948 Harry S Truman is elected the 33rd president of the United States. 1959 Charles Van Doren confesses that the TV quiz show 21 is fixed and that he had been given the answers to the questions asked him. 1960 A British jury determines that Lady Chatterly's Lover by D.H. Lawrence is not obscene. 1963 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. 1976 Jimmy (James Earl) Carter elected the 39th president of the United States. 1983 President Ronald Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. 1984 Serial killer Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the US since 1962. 2000 First resident crew arrives at the International Space Station. Source:ereporter http://www.ereporter.com.ng/index.php/more-news/today-in-history/item/980-today-in-history-november-2nd

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