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What happened in history on this day: November 2?
On November 2 in ...
- 1824 - Popular presidential vote first recorded; Andrew Jackson beats John Quincy Adams.
- 1835 - The US government purchases the site for the Charlotte Mint for US$1500.
- 1835 - Second Seminole War begins in Osceola.
- 1875 - In Northern Georgia, USA, a magnitude 4.3 earthquake occurs.
- 1880 - James A Garfield (Republican) is elected President of the USA.
- 1889 - North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state of the USA.
- 1915 - First US election by proportional representation, Ashtabula, Ohio.
- 1917 - First US soldiers killed in combat in Great War.
- 1917 - Lansing-Ishii Agreement: US recognizes Japan's privileges in China.
- 1917 - Effective this date, US postage letter rate is increased from 2 cents to 3 cents, with 1 cent as a war tax.
- 1920 - KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on the air as first US commercial radio station.
- 1920 - Warren G Harding is elected President of the USA.
- 1947 - Off California, the Hughes Flying Boat, nicknamed the Spruce Goose for its birch and spruce construction, the largest aircraft ever built (320-foot wingspan, eight propellor engines), is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. The float plane is flown 70 feet above the water for a mile.
- 1948 - Harry Truman beats Dewey for US Presidency, confounding pollsters and newspapers.
- 1954 - JS Thurmond becomes first US senator elected by write-in vote (South Carolina).
- 1957 - The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, USA, generates national publicity.
- 1957 - First titanium mill opened, Toronto, Ohio, USA.
- 1959 - College professor Charles Van Doren confesses TV quiz show 21 was fixed.
- 1962 - US President John Kennedy announces Cuban missile bases are being dismantled.
- 1963 - Notes of the Federal Reserve are released bearing no promise to pay in "lawful money".
- 1972 - Construction begins on the Kingdome, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- 1976 - Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (Democrat) defeats incumbent Gerald R Ford (Republican) in US presidential election.
- 1976 - A referendum in New Jersey approves legalizing casino gaming for Atlantic City by a 3-to-2 margin.
- 1983 - At the White House Rose Garden, U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating a federal holiday on the third Monday of every January to honor American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior.
- 1983 - Archbishop Hickey conducts papal investigation of Archbishop Hunthausen, Seattle.
- 1988 - Robert Tappan Morris Junior unleashes a "worm" program on the ARPAnet computer network (Internet). Over two days, it crashes 10-20 percent of all connected computers.
- 2001 - Microsoft and the US Department of Justice and nine US states reach a settlement in their antitrust case. Microsoft is to license Windows uniformly, and cannot make exclusive contracts that compel companies to use to not use certain competing software products.
- 2004 - U.S. presidential election: U.S. President George W. Bush defeats Senator John Kerry. Republicans make gains in the House and Senate.
- 2010 - In midterm elections in the House of Representatives, the Republican party sees a net gain of 63 seats.
Births on November 2
- 1795 - Birth of James Knox Polk in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA; Tennessee Legislature (1823-24), House of Representatives (1825-39), Tennessee Governor (1840-41), 11th US President (1845-49).
- 1901 - Birth of James Dunn in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Uncle Earl - It's a Great Life).
- 1901 - Birth of Paul Ford in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actor (Colonel Hall - The Phil Silvers Show).
- 1913 - Birth of Burt Lancaster in New York City, New York, USA; actor (From Here to Eternity, Elmer Gantry, On Wings of Eagles, Marco Polo, Moses the Lawgiver).
- 1918 - Birth of Janette Davis in Memphis, Tennessee, USA; singer (Arthur Godfrey Time radio and TV show), producer (Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts).
- 1919 - Birth of Warren Stevens in Clark's Summit, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Richard Boone Show, Bonanza, ER).
- 1920 - Birth of Lewis Charles in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Feather and Father Gang TV show, Adam 12 TV show, Richard Diamond TV show, The Rifleman TV show).
- 1921 - Birth of Willaim D Schaefer in Maryland, USA; American politician (Governor-Democrat-Maryland).
- 1929 - Birth of Harold Farberman in New York City, New York, USA; conductor/composer (Medea).
- 1929 - Birth of Rachel Ames in Portland, Oregon, USA; actress (Line Up, Audrey - General Hospital).
- 1942 - Birth of Shere Hite in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; sex therapist (Hite Report).
- 1942 - Birth of Stefanie Powers in Hollywood, California, USA; actress (Girl From UNCLE, Hart to Hart, Hollywood Wives).
- 1944 - Birth of Jeffrey A Hoffman in Brooklyn, New York, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 51-D, 35, sk:46).
- 1953 - Birth of Alfre Woodard in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; actress (St. Elsewhere).
- 1967 - Birth of Darla Michele Pruett in Canton, Georgia, USA; Miss Georgia-America (1991).
- 1975 - Birth of Danny Cooksey in Moore, Oklahoma, USA; actor (Sam - Diff'rent Strokes, Xiaolin Showdown).
Deaths on November 2
- 1986 - Death of Paul Frees of heart failure at age 66; performed voices in thousands of radio, TV, movies, many Disney roles and in Disneyland attractions, named Disney Legend in 2006.
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