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Historical Events on November 2

  • French Directory

    1795

    The French Directory, a five-man revolutionary government, is created.

  • North Dakota

    1889

    North Dakota and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states.

  • Russian Empire

    1914

    World War I: The Russian Empire declares war on the Ottoman Empire and the Dardanelles are subsequently closed.

  • Balfour Declaration

    1917

    The Balfour Declaration proclaims British support for the "establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people" with the clear understanding "that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities".

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: First day of Battle of Elaia-Kalamas between the Greeks and the Italians.

  • California

    1947

    In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the "Spruce Goose"), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.

  • Vietnam War

    1967

    Vietnam War: US President Lyndon B. Johnson and "The Wise Men" conclude that the American people should be given more optimistic reports on the progress of the war.

  • Ronald Reagan

    1983

    U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

  • Beirut

    1986

    US Hostage, David Jacobsen, is released in Beirut after 17 months in captivity.[2]

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