November 2
1783 - General George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army near Princeton, New Jersey.
1861 - During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont of his command of the Army’s Department of the West based in St. Louis, following Fremont’s unauthorized efforts to emancipate slaves in Missouri.
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.
1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration expressing support for a “national home” for the Jews in Palestine.
1920 - White mobs rampaged through the Florida citrus town of Ocoee, setting fire to Black-owned homes and businesses, after a Black man, Mose Norman, showed up at the polls to vote on Election Day; some historians estimate as many as 60 people were killed.
1947 - Howard Hughes flew the "Spruce Goose" on its first and only flight.
1948 - To the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey in the greatest presidential election upset in history.
1959 - "Twenty-One" game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
1976 - Jimmy Carter defeated President Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.
1984 - Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer, became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
1994 - A jury in Pensacola, Florida, convicted Paul Hill of murder for the shotgun slayings of an abortion provider and his escort; Hill was executed in September 2003.
2000 - American astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, became the first residents of the international space station.
2003 - V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as a bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church, becoming the first openly gay bishop in the church.
2003 - In Iraq, insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter carrying dozens of U.S. soldiers, killing 16.
2004 - President George W. Bush was elected to a second term and Republicans strengthened their control of Congress.
2007 - British college student Meredith Kercher, 21, was found slain in her bedroom in Perugia, Italy; her roommate, American Amanda Knox and Knox’s Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of killing Kercher, but both were later exonerated.
2017 - Authorities in Los Angeles and New York said they had opened new investigations prompted by sexual misconduct allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
2018 - The Trump administration restored U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal but carved out exemptions for eight countries that would still be able to import Iranian oil.
2020 - In the closing hours of the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump charged across the nation delivering a false allegation that the election was being rigged, while Democrat Joe Biden pushed to claim states that were once seen as safely Republican.
2022 - The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids.
Birthdays
25 - Dess Dior (rapper)
25 - Jordan Love (football player)
25 - Brielle Barbusca (actress)
32 - Jimmy Garoppolo (football player)
33 - Kendall Schmidt (actor/singer)
34 - Katelyn Tarver (singer)
35 - Negin Mirsalehi (model)
37 - Erika Jo (singer)
46 - Reshma Shetty (actress)
48 - Danny Cooksey (actor)
49 - Nelly (rapper)
52 - Marisol Nichols (actress)
52 - Meta Golding (actress)
57 - David Schwimmer (actor)
57 - Sean Kanan (actor)
59 - Lauren Velez (actress)
62 - k.d. lang (singer)
64 - Peter Mullan (actor)
76 - Kate Linder (actress)
81 - Stefanie Powers (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 2
1938 - It was announced that George Herman "Babe" Ruth had applied for the job of Manager of the St. Louis Browns after being released as a coach from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1958 - Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears, 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum; NFL single-game attendance record.
1969 - Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of New Orleans and St Louis' Charlie Johnson each pass for 6 touchdowns for combined NFL record of 12 passing TDs in a game; Saints beat Cardinals, 51-42 at Busch Memorial Stadium.
1972 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton wins the Cy Young with a 27-game win season, despite his team only winning 59 total games on the year.
1974 - The Atlanta Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers.
1978 - Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just eight games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA.
1990 - The Phoenix Suns defeat the Utah Jazz 119-96 in Tokyo, Japan in the first regular season contest by an American professional sports league held outside North America.
1990 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Denver Nuggets 162-158, with the 320 total points scored setting an NBA record for most points scored by two teams in a non-overtime game.
1991 - Nevada records the largest comeback in NCAA football history to date, overcoming a 35-point third quarter deficit to defeat Weber State 55-49.
1992 - Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good because of fear due to his HIV infection.
1996 - Miami Heat’s Pat Riley becomes eighth coach to win 800 games in 97-95 win at Indiana; milestone accomplished 2 weeks shy of his 15th coaching anniversary, faster than any coach in NBA history.
1997 - Eric Metcalf (San Diego Chargers) set an NFL record when he ran back two kicks for touchdowns. The two returns gave him the league record with 10 in his career.
1999 - NBA.com TV was launched.
2016 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings in Game 7 to win their first World Series since 1908.
2021 - The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros in six games to win the World Series.
2022 - Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier and 3 relievers combine for no-hitter in 5-0 win over Phillies to tie series 2-2 at Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the only other Series no-hitter was Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956.
1783 - General George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army near Princeton, New Jersey.
1861 - During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont of his command of the Army’s Department of the West based in St. Louis, following Fremont’s unauthorized efforts to emancipate slaves in Missouri.
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.
1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued a declaration expressing support for a “national home” for the Jews in Palestine.
1920 - White mobs rampaged through the Florida citrus town of Ocoee, setting fire to Black-owned homes and businesses, after a Black man, Mose Norman, showed up at the polls to vote on Election Day; some historians estimate as many as 60 people were killed.
1947 - Howard Hughes flew the "Spruce Goose" on its first and only flight.
1948 - To the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey in the greatest presidential election upset in history.
1959 - "Twenty-One" game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
1976 - Jimmy Carter defeated President Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.
1984 - Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer, became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
1994 - A jury in Pensacola, Florida, convicted Paul Hill of murder for the shotgun slayings of an abortion provider and his escort; Hill was executed in September 2003.
2000 - American astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, became the first residents of the international space station.
2003 - V. Gene Robinson was consecrated as a bishop by the U.S. Episcopal Church, becoming the first openly gay bishop in the church.
2003 - In Iraq, insurgents shot down a Chinook helicopter carrying dozens of U.S. soldiers, killing 16.
2004 - President George W. Bush was elected to a second term and Republicans strengthened their control of Congress.
2007 - British college student Meredith Kercher, 21, was found slain in her bedroom in Perugia, Italy; her roommate, American Amanda Knox and Knox’s Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of killing Kercher, but both were later exonerated.
2017 - Authorities in Los Angeles and New York said they had opened new investigations prompted by sexual misconduct allegations against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein.
2018 - The Trump administration restored U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal but carved out exemptions for eight countries that would still be able to import Iranian oil.
2020 - In the closing hours of the presidential campaign, President Donald Trump charged across the nation delivering a false allegation that the election was being rigged, while Democrat Joe Biden pushed to claim states that were once seen as safely Republican.
2022 - The two largest U.S. pharmacy chains, CVS Health and Walgreen Co., announced agreements in principle to pay about $5 billion each to settle lawsuits nationwide over the toll of opioids.
Birthdays
25 - Dess Dior (rapper)
25 - Jordan Love (football player)
25 - Brielle Barbusca (actress)
32 - Jimmy Garoppolo (football player)
33 - Kendall Schmidt (actor/singer)
34 - Katelyn Tarver (singer)
35 - Negin Mirsalehi (model)
37 - Erika Jo (singer)
46 - Reshma Shetty (actress)
48 - Danny Cooksey (actor)
49 - Nelly (rapper)
52 - Marisol Nichols (actress)
52 - Meta Golding (actress)
57 - David Schwimmer (actor)
57 - Sean Kanan (actor)
59 - Lauren Velez (actress)
62 - k.d. lang (singer)
64 - Peter Mullan (actor)
76 - Kate Linder (actress)
81 - Stefanie Powers (actress)
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Today in Sports History - November 2
1938 - It was announced that George Herman "Babe" Ruth had applied for the job of Manager of the St. Louis Browns after being released as a coach from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
1958 - Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears, 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum; NFL single-game attendance record.
1969 - Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of New Orleans and St Louis' Charlie Johnson each pass for 6 touchdowns for combined NFL record of 12 passing TDs in a game; Saints beat Cardinals, 51-42 at Busch Memorial Stadium.
1972 - Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Steve Carlton wins the Cy Young with a 27-game win season, despite his team only winning 59 total games on the year.
1974 - The Atlanta Braves trade Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers.
1978 - Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just eight games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA.
1990 - The Phoenix Suns defeat the Utah Jazz 119-96 in Tokyo, Japan in the first regular season contest by an American professional sports league held outside North America.
1990 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Denver Nuggets 162-158, with the 320 total points scored setting an NBA record for most points scored by two teams in a non-overtime game.
1991 - Nevada records the largest comeback in NCAA football history to date, overcoming a 35-point third quarter deficit to defeat Weber State 55-49.
1992 - Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good because of fear due to his HIV infection.
1996 - Miami Heat’s Pat Riley becomes eighth coach to win 800 games in 97-95 win at Indiana; milestone accomplished 2 weeks shy of his 15th coaching anniversary, faster than any coach in NBA history.
1997 - Eric Metcalf (San Diego Chargers) set an NFL record when he ran back two kicks for touchdowns. The two returns gave him the league record with 10 in his career.
1999 - NBA.com TV was launched.
2016 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings in Game 7 to win their first World Series since 1908.
2021 - The Atlanta Braves defeated the Houston Astros in six games to win the World Series.
2022 - Houston Astros pitcher Cristian Javier and 3 relievers combine for no-hitter in 5-0 win over Phillies to tie series 2-2 at Citizen's Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the only other Series no-hitter was Don Larsen's perfect game in 1956.
