1535 Teresa, the daughter of a successful Spanish wool merchant entered a Carmelite Monastery of the Incarnation in Ávila on November 2, 1535. There, the nuns could receive visits in the parlor and even in their cells. Troubled by the increasing lack of piety of the Carmelites, Teresa gained papal authorization to open St Joseph's of Avila, the first convent of reformed Carmelite nuns in 1562, where she insisted their main role is to pray for souls in danger and intercede for others. She became known as Teresa of Ávila.
1734 American frontier legend Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania on November 2, 1734 into a family of Quakers - his father had come to the colonies from England in 1713 and settled in Pennsylvania. Boone received his first rifle at the age of 12. He was trained by locals, both Europeans and Indians. One tale that became part of his image was of calmly shooting down a panther as it attempted to pounce on him.
1755 Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen on November 2, 1755 at the Hofburg Palace, in Vienna. She was the fifteenth out of sixteen children of Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess." The French Queen from 1774 to 1792 and wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was disliked and suspected by the French people because she was an Austrian.
1764 An early modern recorded reference to the Pomeranian breed is from a November 2, 1764 diary entry in James Boswell's Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland. "The Frenchman had a Pomeranian dog named Pomer whom he was mighty fond of."
1795 The 11th President of the United States, James K Polk, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 2, 1795. James' father, Samuel Polk, was a slaveholder, successful farmer and surveyor of Scots-Irish descent. His mother, Jane Polk (née Knox), was a descendant of a brother of John Knox, the man who brought the Protestant Reformation to Scotland.As president, Knox led the nation to victory in the Mexican-American War, which gave the U.S. most of its present Southwest.
1865 The 29th President of the United States, Warren G Harding, was born November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio. His parents originally lived on a farm but decided to go into medical practice as a means of providing their family with a better life. Harding is generally regarded as one of the most scandalous US presidents as a result of a number of incidents later coming to light. They include his involvement in the Teapot Dome bribery scandal and his extramarital affair with Nan Britton.
1865 November 2 is the only date that was the birthday of two US presidents: Warren Harding and James Polk. James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He was born on November 2, 1795. Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. He was born on November 2, 1865.
1874 The Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun was first published on November 2, 1874. It has since become one of the largest and most widely circulated newspapers in Japan and is known for its comprehensive news coverage and influence in the country. The Yomiuri Shimbun is currently credited with having the largest newspaper circulation in the world. (7,044,225 in 2021).
1734 American frontier legend Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania on November 2, 1734 into a family of Quakers - his father had come to the colonies from England in 1713 and settled in Pennsylvania. Boone received his first rifle at the age of 12. He was trained by locals, both Europeans and Indians. One tale that became part of his image was of calmly shooting down a panther as it attempted to pounce on him.
1755 Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen on November 2, 1755 at the Hofburg Palace, in Vienna. She was the fifteenth out of sixteen children of Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Francis I and Empress Maria Theresa. A court official described the new baby as "a small, but completely healthy Archduchess." The French Queen from 1774 to 1792 and wife of Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette was disliked and suspected by the French people because she was an Austrian.
1764 An early modern recorded reference to the Pomeranian breed is from a November 2, 1764 diary entry in James Boswell's Boswell on the Grand Tour: Germany and Switzerland. "The Frenchman had a Pomeranian dog named Pomer whom he was mighty fond of."
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| A 1785 Thomas Gainsborough painting featuring a larger type of Pomeranian than is now common |
1795 The 11th President of the United States, James K Polk, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina on November 2, 1795. James' father, Samuel Polk, was a slaveholder, successful farmer and surveyor of Scots-Irish descent. His mother, Jane Polk (née Knox), was a descendant of a brother of John Knox, the man who brought the Protestant Reformation to Scotland.As president, Knox led the nation to victory in the Mexican-American War, which gave the U.S. most of its present Southwest.
1865 The 29th President of the United States, Warren G Harding, was born November 2, 1865, in Blooming Grove, Ohio. His parents originally lived on a farm but decided to go into medical practice as a means of providing their family with a better life. Harding is generally regarded as one of the most scandalous US presidents as a result of a number of incidents later coming to light. They include his involvement in the Teapot Dome bribery scandal and his extramarital affair with Nan Britton.
1865 November 2 is the only date that was the birthday of two US presidents: Warren Harding and James Polk. James K. Polk was the 11th President of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. He was born on November 2, 1795. Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. He was born on November 2, 1865.
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| Warren G. Harding, by Harris & Ewing. |
1869 The Edinburgh Seven were the first group of matriculated undergraduate female students at any British university. They became the first women to matriculate at a British university on November 2, 1869. They were: Sophia Jex-Blake, Isabel Thorne, Edith Pechey, Matilda Chaplin, Helen Evans, Mary Anderson and Emily Bovell.
1880 During the Civil War, James A. Garfield rose to the rank of major general. After the war, he was elected to the United States Congress where he quickly became a major player in national politics.
When the Republicans could not agree on James G. Blaine, Ulysses S. Grant or John Sherman, they chose Garfield as their "dark horse" presidential candidate. On November 2, 1880, James Garfield was elected as President.
1887 Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind died, aged 67, at Wynd's Point, Malvern, Worcestershire, England on November 2, 1887. She was buried in the Great Malvern Cemetery to the music of Chopin's "Funeral March." Lind bequeathed a considerable part of her wealth to help poor Protestant students in Sweden receive an education.
1889 In 1861, the Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory, was established by the United States government. It was named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who compose a large portion of the population and historically dominated the territory. The Dakota Territory was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota on November 2, 1889.
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| Norwegian settlers in front of their sod house in North Dakota in 1898 |
1898 The official date that organized cheerleading started was November 2, 1898 at the University of Minnesota. On that day, student Johnny Campbell became the first cheerleader when he directed a crowd in cheering "Rah, Rah, Rah! Ski-u-mah, Hoo-Rah! Hoo-Rah! Varsity! Varsity! Varsity, Minn-e-So-Tah!" towards the football team. It remained all-male till 1923 when University of Minnesota students formed the first ever female cheer squad.
1917 The British general Edmund Allenby retook Jerusalem from the Turks in 1917. In the resulting November 2, 1917 Balfour Declaration, (Arthur Balfour being the British Foreign Secretary), Britain pledged itself to use her best endeavors to facilitate in Palestine a national home for the Jewish people. The United Nations unanimously confirmed in 1922 the Balfour Declaration as a mandate and Great Britain was temporarily entrusted with administrating Palestine on behalf of its Arab and Jewish inhabitants.
1920 The first radio broadcast license by the U.S. Commerce Department was given in 1920 to Westinghouse for station KDKA in Pittsburgh. On November 2, 1920, KDKA broadcast the US presidential election returns from a shack on the roof of the K Building of the Westinghouse Electric Company "East Pittsburgh Works" in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania. The original broadcast was said to be heard as far away as Canada.
1924 The first crossword puzzle to appear in a British newspaper was published by the Sunday Express on November 2, 1924. It was an anglicized version of one of crossword inventor Arthur Wynne's puzzles.
1936 The BBC began transmitting a regular television service from November 2, 1936 from a converted wing of the Alexandra Palace in London. It was the world's first regular, public all-electronic "high-definition" television service. The BBC originally offered three hours of programming a day.
1947 The "Spruce Goose," or H-4 The Hercules was the largest aircraft ever built. The 140-ton eight-engine seaplane was made of birch and had a wingspan of 320 feet. It was piloted by its designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight on November 2, 1947. It flew for one mile, at a maximum altitude of 70 feet.
1950 The Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw died on November 2, 1950 aged 94 of kidney problems caused by a fall from a ladder while pruning a tree at his Shaw's Corner home. Shaw was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and his ashes mixed with his wife's were scattered over the garden of Shaw's Corner.
1953 The British Anglican priest Chad Varah established Samaritans as the world's first crisis telephone support to those contemplating suicide. Varah as prompted to do so after the first funeral he conducted early in his career was for a 14-year-old girl who took her own life after having no one to talk to when her first period came and believed she’d contracted an STD. The phone line received its first call on November 2, 1953.
1959 The first section of the M1 motorway was opened between the present junctions 5 and 18 on November 2, 1959. The M1 motorway is the first inter-urban motorway in the UK and has played a crucial role in improving road connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the country.
1976 Jimmy Carter beat Gerald Ford on November 2, 1976 to become America’s first president from the Deep South since 1848. Carter won the popular vote by 50.1 percent to 48.0 percent for Ford, and received 297 electoral votes to Ford's 240. On his second day in office, Carter pardoned all Vietnam War draft-dodgers.
1983 Ronald Reagan signed a bill on November 2, 1983 in the White House designating a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which is around King's birthday, January 15th.
1989 Carmen Fasanella registered as a taxicab owner and driver in Princeton, New Jersey in 1921 and continued to serve in this capacity for an astonishing 68 years and 243 days. His retirement on November 2, 1989, marked the end of a career that spanned nearly seven decades.
1990 The Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 162-158 in the highest scoring regulation NBA game ever on November 2, 1990. Golden State’s Run TMC crew – Tim Hardaway, Mitch Richmond and Chris Mullin combined for 99 points: 38 for Mullin, 32 for Hardaway and 29 for Richmond.
1994 On November 2, 1994, a lightning strike in Egypt led to 469 deaths after oil tanks were ignited and flooded the village of Dronka with burning fuel. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) attributes the death toll of 469 to the lightning strike and notes the incident is the highest mortality event as a result of a lightning strike on record (dating back to 1873).
2000 Since the arrival of Expedition 1 on November 2, 2000, the International Space Station has been continuously occupied. This is the longest continuous human presence in low Earth orbit, having surpassed the previous record of 9 years and 357 days held by Mir. This means that November 2, 2000 was the last time all living humans were on The Earth at the same time. Ever since that date the ISS has been occupied continuously.
2016 The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-3 on November 2, 2016 to win the World Series for the first time since 1908 ending the longest World Series championship drought in history. The Chicago Cubs World Series celebration of 2016 in Chicago was the largest human gathering in U.S. history.
2020 For three years, the music video for Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" was the most-watched clip of all time on YouTube. Pinkfong's children's song "Baby Shark Dance" overtook "Despacito" as the most viewed music video on YouTube on November 2, 2020, when the clip hit 7,042,967,886 views.
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