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November 2, 2004 George W. Bush wins a second term as U.S. president, winning 51% of the popular vote November 2, 2000 International Space Station becomes permanently staffed November 2, 1997 "Barrymore," closes at Music Box Theater New York City after 240 performances November 2, 1997 27th New York City Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switz 2:28:43 November 2, 1997 28th New York City Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12 November 2, 1997 Ralphs Senior Golf Classic November 2, 1997 Toray Japan Queens LPGA Cup November 2, 1997 Typhoon Linda kills at least 208 in southern Vietnam November 2, 1997 USA beats Japan 23-13 at LPGA Nichirei International November 2, 1996 "Hughie," closes at Circle in Sq Theater New York City November 2, 1995 "Busker Alley," premieres at St. James Theatre, New York November 2, 1995 "Sacrilege" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 21 performances November 2, 1995 Spanish Broadcasting System buys New York radio station WPAT-FM for $83.5M November 2, 1994 Benzine explosion in Dronka Egypt, 400+ killed November 2, 1993 1st commemorative bricks are laid at Bob Feller Memorial November 2, 1993 Actor Roger Moore (James Bond) has his enlarge prostate removed November 2, 1993 Christie Todd Whitman (R) elected 1st woman governor of NJ November 2, 1993 Dow Jones hits record 3697.64 November 2, 1993 Ehud Olmert elected mayor of Jerusalem November 2, 1993 Rudolph Guliani (R) elected 107th mayor of New York City November 2, 1992 1st test flight of Airbus A330 November 2, 1991 Jermaine Jackson releases "Word to the Badd!!" anti Michael song November 2, 1991 Nevada makes biggest comeback in NCAA football history, overcoming a 35-pt deficit in the 3rd quarter and rallying to beat Weber State 55-49 November 2, 1991 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Arazi, Black Tie Affair, Dance Smartly, Miss Alleged, Opening Verse, Pleasant Stage, Sheikh Albadou November 2, 1990 1st NBA game at Target Center, Minnesota Timberwolves beat Mavericks 98-85 November 2, 1989 "Meet Me in St. Louis" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 253 performances November 2, 1988 1st Mrs. America beauty pageant November 2, 1988 Computers virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and 6 universities November 2, 1988 Mexican radio station erronously reports Mike Tyson dies in car crash November 2, 1988 Walt Weiss wins AL rookie of year (3rd straight for Oakland A's) November 2, 1987 Entertainer Lola Falona is diagnosed with multiple schlerosis November 2, 1987 Harrison releases "Cloud 9" and McCartney releases "All the Best" November 2, 1986 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06 November 2, 1986 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06 November 2, 1986 Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship November 2, 1985 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Cozzene, Life's Magic, Pebbles, Precisionist, Proud Truth, Tasso, Twilight Ridge November 2, 1984 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 2, 1983 Abp Hickey conducts papal investigation of Abp Hunthausen, Seattle November 2, 1983 President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day November 2, 1982 Fire in Salung tunnel, Afghanistan, 1,000+ Russians die November 2, 1982 Nayoko Yoshikawa wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament November 2, 1979 Peter Shaffers musical "Amadeus," premieres in London November 2, 1978 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31 November 2, 1978 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 2, 1978 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 2, 1977 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins 2nd Cy Young Award November 2, 1976 Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for president November 2, 1976 New Jersey voters approve gambling for Atlantic City November 2, 1976 San Diego Padre Randy Jones wins NL Cy Young November 2, 1975 Ed Giacomin as a Red Wing returns to Mad Sq Garden beats Rangers 6-4 November 2, 1975 Summit in Houston opens - Rockets beat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-89 November 2, 1974 Art Modell gets snowed in and misses his 1st Cleveland Brown game in 33 yrs November 2, 1974 Braves trade Hank Aaron to Milwaukee Brewers for OF Dave May November 2, 1974 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. November 2, 1973 "Barbra Streisand ...and Other Musical Instruments" airs on CBS TV November 2, 1973 OLADE (Latin American Energy Organization) forms November 2, 1972 Construction begins on Kingdome, Seattle November 2, 1972 Phillies' Steve Carlton wins unanimous NL Cy Young Award November 2, 1972 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 2, 1971 "Great Harp" opens at Martin Beck Theater New York City for 7 performances November 2, 1971 Orioles Pat Dobson no-hits Yomiuri Giants, 2-0 November 2, 1970 Cleve Cavaliers lose by biggest margin-54 pts (Philadelphia 141-87) November 2, 1969 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Women's Golf Open November 2, 1969 NFL record of 12 passing touchdowns, New Orleans Billy Kramer and St. L Charlie Johnson pass for 6 touchdowns each November 2, 1968 "Her First Roman" closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater New York City after 17 performances November 2, 1966 KHSD TV channel 11 in Lead, SD (ABC) begins broadcasting November 2, 1964 CBS purchases 80% of Yanks for $11,200,000, later buys remaining 20% November 2, 1964 Faisal succeeds Saudi as king of Saudi Arabia November 2, 1963 "Tambourines to Glory" opens at Little Theater New York City for 24 performances November 2, 1963 Only 1st-class cricket game played in Uganda, MCC vs. E African XI November 2, 1962 John F. Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled November 2, 1961 "Kean" opens at Broadway Theater New York City for 92 performances November 2, 1961 Max Frisch' "Andorra," premieres in Zurich November 2, 1960 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 8th String quartet, premieres in Leningrad November 2, 1960 George Weiss, at 66, resigns as GM of New York Yankees November 2, 1960 Penguin Books publishes "Lady Chatterley's Lover" November 2, 1960 Roger Maris nips Mickey Mantle as AL MVP, 225-222 November 2, 1959 "Girls against the Boys" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 16 performances November 2, 1959 Charles Van Doren confesses, TV quiz show-"21," was fixed November 2, 1957 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio November 2, 1956 Hungary appeals for United Nations assistance against Soviet invasion November 2, 1956 Israel captures Gaza and Sheham November 2, 1955 Clarton-Schwerdt and Schaffer discover polio virus November 2, 1955 David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government November 2, 1954 Charles C. Diggs, Jr. elected Michigan's 1st black congressman November 2, 1954 J. S. Thurmond is 1st senator elected by write-in vote (SC) November 2, 1954 Taiwan and U.S. sign military pact November 2, 1953 Pakistan becomes islamic republic November 2, 1950 "Barrier" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 4 performances November 2, 1950 Phillies reliever Jim Konstanty wins NL MVP November 2, 1949 Netherland recognizes Indonesia as a sovereign state November 2, 1948 Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers November 2, 1948 WJZ TV channel 13 in Baltimore, MD (ABC) begins broadcasting November 2, 1947 7th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 11-1 at Portland CC Ore November 2, 1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time November 2, 1944 Auschwitz begins gassing inmates November 2, 1944 Canadian troops occupy Knokke November 2, 1944 U.S. 28th Infantry division opens assault on Schmidt Hurtgenwald November 2, 1943 Jewish ghetto of Riga Latvia is destroyed November 2, 1942 11th day of battle at El Alamein: British assault on Tel el Aqqaqir November 2, 1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II) November 2, 1941 German troops occupy Rostov November 2, 1938 Babe Ruth applies for job of St. Louis Browns' manager November 2, 1938 Jimmie Foxx wins his 3rd AL MVP November 2, 1937 AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP November 2, 1936 1st high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London November 2, 1934 Babe Ruth tours Tokyo Japan November 2, 1931 Warren, Dixon and Young's musical "Laugh Parade," premieres in New York City November 2, 1930 Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty November 2, 1928 Dmitri Sjostakovitch's 1st Symphony, L Stokovski premieres in Phila November 2, 1924 Sunday Express publishes 1st British crossword puzzle November 2, 1923 Bloody street battles in Aken: pro-French separatists November 2, 1923 Bloody street fights in Aken (pro-French separatists driven) November 2, 1923 Stresemann's SPD-ministers in Germany, step down November 2, 1922 Allies deliberate over German mark November 2, 1922 Australian Qantas airways begins service November 2, 1921 Eugene O'Neill's "Anna Christie," premieres in New York City November 2, 1920 KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station November 2, 1920 Warren G. Harding elected president November 2, 1917 1st U.S. soldiers killed in combat in WW I November 2, 1917 Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine November 2, 1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement; U.S. recognizes Japan's privileges in China November 2, 1916 Ft. Vaux, Verdun, reconquered by France November 2, 1915 1st U.S. election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio November 2, 1914 Great Britain annexes Cyprus November 2, 1914 Russia declares war on Turkey November 2, 1914 V Herbert and H Blossoms "Only Girl," premieres in New York City November 2, 1913 St. Louis Browns mgr George Stovall is 1st to jump to Federal League November 2, 1907 Ottawa Mint Proclamation is published November 2, 1904 British newspaper, "Daily Mirror," begins publishing November 2, 1903 Lyceum Theater (New Lyceum) opens at 149 W 45th St. New York City November 2, 1903 New Amsterdam Theater opens at 214 W 42nd St. New York City November 2, 1899 Boers begin siege of Ladysmith Natal November 2, 1898 French government-Dupuy forms November 2, 1898 Theodor Herzl arrives in Jerusalem November 2, 1895 29th Belmont: Fred Taral aboard Belmar wins in 2:11 November 2, 1892 Paul Verlaine visits Netherlands November 2, 1889 North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes 40th state November 2, 1881 Dutch New-Malthusiaanse Union forms November 2, 1880 James A. Garfield (R) elected president November 2, 1879 In a 6-day footrace a Mr. Weston loses to a horse, 900 to 885 km November 2, 1875 Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela Angola, from Africa's east coast November 2, 1854 Cobblestone paving of Washington St. between Dupont and Kearny starts November 2, 1852 Franklin Pierce elected as president of U.S. November 2, 1851 Louis Napoleon takes power in France November 2, 1841 Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan November 2, 1835 2nd Seminole War begins in Osceola November 2, 1824 Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J Q Adams November 2, 1813 Treaty of Fulda November 2, 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe: Gen Jackson vs indians November 2, 1783 Gen Washington bids farewell to his army November 2, 1772 Boston: anti-English Committee of Correspondence forms November 2, 1749 English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post November 2, 1722 Willem KH Friso (11) appointed viceroy of Gelderland November 2, 1648 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol Podlia November 2, 1642 2nd battle at Breitenfeld Saksen: Sweden beat Ferdinand III November 2, 1532 Zealand/South Holland flooded November 2, 1418 Utrecht conquerors Ijsselstein November 2, 1355 English invasion army under king Edward lands at Calais November 2, 1327 King Alfonso IV of Aragon crowned November 2, 676 Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II |