On this day in history
November 2
American
1948Harry Truman stuns the pollsters by defeating Thomas Dewey, posing grinning with the mistaken headline Dewey D…
Harry Truman stuns the pollsters by defeating Thomas Dewey, posing grinning with the mistaken headline Dewey Defeats Truman.
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1889North Dakota and South Dakota join the Union as the 39th and 40th states.
North Dakota and South Dakota join the Union as the 39th and 40th states.
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1983Ronald Reagan signs the law making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a federal holiday.
Ronald Reagan signs the law making Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a federal holiday.
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World
1917Britain issues the Balfour Declaration, backing a Jewish national home in Palestine and reshaping the Middle E…
Britain issues the Balfour Declaration, backing a Jewish national home in Palestine and reshaping the Middle East.
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2004Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is stabbed to death in Amsterdam by an Islamist angered by his film about women …
Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh is stabbed to death in Amsterdam by an Islamist angered by his film about women in Islam.
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1936The BBC launches the world's first regular high definition television service from Alexandra Palace in London.
The BBC launches the world's first regular high definition television service from Alexandra Palace in London.
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