November 2
1783 - Gen. George Washington issued his farewell address to the Army near Princeton, New Jersey.
1795 - James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
1852 - Democrat Franklin Pierce was elected president over Gen. Winfield Scott of the Whig Party. (This was the last election in which the Whigs serves as the principal opposition to the Democrats.)
1865 - Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, was born near Corsica, Ohio.
1880 - Republican congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio was elected president over Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock.
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.
1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a national home for the Jews of Palestine in what became known as the Balfour Declaration.
1920 - Republican Sen. Warren G. Harding of Ohio defeated Democrat Ohio Gov. James M. Cox for the presidency.
1947 - Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose, on its first and only flight, which lasted about a minute over Long Beach Harbor in California.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman narrowly won re-election as he defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in one of the greatest presidential upsets in American history. Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina was also on the ballot, running as a "Dixecrat".
1959 - Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
1963 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem was assassinated in a military coup.
1976 - Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent President Gerald Ford to become the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1984 - Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer, became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
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.
2004 - President George W. Bush was elected to a second term in office over Democrat John Kerry; Republicans also strengthened their grip on Congress.
2006 - The Rev. Ted Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals after a man said they had had sexual trysts together.
2009 - Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot, canceling a planned runoff.
2010 - Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, picking up 63 seats in midterm elections, while Democrats retained a majority in the Senate; Republican governors outnumbered Democrats after picking up six states.
2010 - Californians rejected a ballot measure that would have made their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
2019 - The United Auto Workers announced that President Gary Jones was taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union. (Jones pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to embezzle union dues.)
Birthdays
22 - Brielle Barbusca (actress)
28 - London Elise Kress (actress)
29 - Jimmy Garoppolo (football player)
30 - Kendall Schmidt (actor/singer)
34 - Erika Jo (country singer)
35 - Danny Amendola (football player)
37 - Pia Miller (model)
43 - Reshma Shetty (actress)
45 - Danny Cooksey (actor)
46 - Nelly (rapper)
49 - Marisol Nichols (actress)
54 - David Schwimmer (actor)
54 - Sean Kanan (actor)
56 - Lauren Velez (actor)
57 - Jenny Robertson (actress)
59 - k.d. lang (singer)
61 - Peter Mullan (actor)
73 - Kate Linder (actress)
78 - Stefanie Powers 9actress)
82 - Jay Black (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 2
1895 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 12-10.
1901 - Wisconsin defeats Nebraska 18-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 10-9.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 7-0.
1920 - Nebraska defeats Rutgers 28-0.
1929 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 12-6.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 19-6.
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.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 13-0.
1946 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 21-20.
1957 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 14-12.
1958 - The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Chicago Bears 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, setting an NFL single-game attendance record.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 13-12.
1964 - CBS purchased 80% interest in the New York Yankees for $11.2 million.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 24-13.
1969 - Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of New Orleans and Charlie Johnson of St. Louis each passed for six touchdowns, for a combined record of 12 passing TDs in a game as the Saints beat the Cardinals 51-42.
1974 - The Atlanta Braves trade home run king Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Colorado 31-15.
1978 - Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just eight games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA (scoring 6 points); he would score 104 points in 72 games (both teams combined) and is named WHA Rookie of the Year.
1985 - Tulsa's Gordon Brown (214) and Steve Gave (206) set an NCAA record for combined rushing yards in one game for two teammates who each gained over 200 yards in a 42-26 win over Wichita State.
1985 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 41-3.
1988 - A Mexican radio station erroneously reported that Mike Tyson had died in a car crash.
1990 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Denver Nuggets 162-158. The 320 total points sets 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, overcoming a 35-point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49.
1991 - #9 Nebraska and #15 Colorado played to a 19-19 tie.
1992 - Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good because of fear due to his HIV infection.
1994 - The NFL announces the new expansion Carolina Panthers will play in the NFC West, while the Jacksonville Jaguars will compete in the AFC Central.
1996 - Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley becomes the eighth coach to win 800 games, two weeks shy of his 15th anniversary in coaching, faster than any coach in NBA history.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 73-21.
1997 - Eric Metcalf of the San Diego Chargers returns punts for touchdowns of 85 & 67 yards in 38-31 loss at Cincinnati; joins Hall of Famer Jack Christiansen as only players in NFL history to return punts for TDs twice in a game.
1999 - NBA.com TV was launched.
2002 - #7 Texas defeats Nebraska 27-24.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Northwestern 27-24.
2016 - Ending a 108-year championship drought dating back to 1908, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the World Series.
2019 - Purdue defeats Nebraska 31-27.
1783 - Gen. George Washington issued his farewell address to the Army near Princeton, New Jersey.
1795 - James K. Polk, the 11th president of the United States, was born in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
1852 - Democrat Franklin Pierce was elected president over Gen. Winfield Scott of the Whig Party. (This was the last election in which the Whigs serves as the principal opposition to the Democrats.)
1865 - Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States, was born near Corsica, Ohio.
1880 - Republican congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio was elected president over Democrat Winfield Scott Hancock.
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.
1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour expressed support for a national home for the Jews of Palestine in what became known as the Balfour Declaration.
1920 - Republican Sen. Warren G. Harding of Ohio defeated Democrat Ohio Gov. James M. Cox for the presidency.
1947 - Howard Hughes piloted his huge wooden airplane, the Spruce Goose, on its first and only flight, which lasted about a minute over Long Beach Harbor in California.
1948 - President Harry S. Truman narrowly won re-election as he defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in one of the greatest presidential upsets in American history. Gov. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina was also on the ballot, running as a "Dixecrat".
1959 - Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
1963 - South Vietnamese President Ngo Dihn Diem was assassinated in a military coup.
1976 - Former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter defeated Republican incumbent President Gerald Ford to become the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.
1983 - President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing a federal holiday on the third Monday of January in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
1984 - Velma Margie Barfield, a convicted murderer, became the first woman to be executed since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976.
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.
2004 - President George W. Bush was elected to a second term in office over Democrat John Kerry; Republicans also strengthened their grip on Congress.
2006 - The Rev. Ted Haggard resigned as president of the National Association of Evangelicals after a man said they had had sexual trysts together.
2009 - Afghanistan's election commission proclaimed President Hamid Karzai the victor of the country's tumultuous ballot, canceling a planned runoff.
2010 - Republicans won control of the House of Representatives, picking up 63 seats in midterm elections, while Democrats retained a majority in the Senate; Republican governors outnumbered Democrats after picking up six states.
2010 - Californians rejected a ballot measure that would have made their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
2019 - The United Auto Workers announced that President Gary Jones was taking a paid leave of absence amid a federal investigation of corruption within the union. (Jones pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to embezzle union dues.)
Birthdays
22 - Brielle Barbusca (actress)
28 - London Elise Kress (actress)
29 - Jimmy Garoppolo (football player)
30 - Kendall Schmidt (actor/singer)
34 - Erika Jo (country singer)
35 - Danny Amendola (football player)
37 - Pia Miller (model)
43 - Reshma Shetty (actress)
45 - Danny Cooksey (actor)
46 - Nelly (rapper)
49 - Marisol Nichols (actress)
54 - David Schwimmer (actor)
54 - Sean Kanan (actor)
56 - Lauren Velez (actor)
57 - Jenny Robertson (actress)
59 - k.d. lang (singer)
61 - Peter Mullan (actor)
73 - Kate Linder (actress)
78 - Stefanie Powers 9actress)
82 - Jay Black (actor)
=====================================================
Today in Sports History - November 2
1895 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 12-10.
1901 - Wisconsin defeats Nebraska 18-0.
1907 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 10-9.
1912 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 7-0.
1920 - Nebraska defeats Rutgers 28-0.
1929 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 12-6.
1935 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 19-6.
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.
1940 - #12 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 13-0.
1946 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 21-20.
1957 - Kansas defeats Nebraska 14-12.
1958 - The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Chicago Bears 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, setting an NFL single-game attendance record.
1963 - Nebraska defeats Missouri 13-12.
1964 - CBS purchased 80% interest in the New York Yankees for $11.2 million.
1968 - Nebraska defeats Cockeye State 24-13.
1969 - Quarterbacks Billy Kilmer of New Orleans and Charlie Johnson of St. Louis each passed for six touchdowns, for a combined record of 12 passing TDs in a game as the Saints beat the Cardinals 51-42.
1974 - The Atlanta Braves trade home run king Hank Aaron to the Milwaukee Brewers for outfielder Dave May.
1974 - #9 Nebraska defeats Colorado 31-15.
1978 - Wayne Gretzky is sold to the Edmonton Oilers after just eight games with the Indianapolis Racers of the WHA (scoring 6 points); he would score 104 points in 72 games (both teams combined) and is named WHA Rookie of the Year.
1985 - Tulsa's Gordon Brown (214) and Steve Gave (206) set an NCAA record for combined rushing yards in one game for two teammates who each gained over 200 yards in a 42-26 win over Wichita State.
1985 - #5 Nebraska defeats Kansas State 41-3.
1988 - A Mexican radio station erroneously reported that Mike Tyson had died in a car crash.
1990 - The Golden State Warriors defeat the Denver Nuggets 162-158. The 320 total points sets 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, overcoming a 35-point 3rd quarter deficit to rally and beat Weber State, 55-49.
1991 - #9 Nebraska and #15 Colorado played to a 19-19 tie.
1992 - Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good because of fear due to his HIV infection.
1994 - The NFL announces the new expansion Carolina Panthers will play in the NFC West, while the Jacksonville Jaguars will compete in the AFC Central.
1996 - Miami Heat head coach Pat Riley becomes the eighth coach to win 800 games, two weeks shy of his 15th anniversary in coaching, faster than any coach in NBA history.
1996 - #5 Nebraska defeats Oklahoma 73-21.
1997 - Eric Metcalf of the San Diego Chargers returns punts for touchdowns of 85 & 67 yards in 38-31 loss at Cincinnati; joins Hall of Famer Jack Christiansen as only players in NFL history to return punts for TDs twice in a game.
1999 - NBA.com TV was launched.
2002 - #7 Texas defeats Nebraska 27-24.
2013 - Nebraska defeats Northwestern 27-24.
2016 - Ending a 108-year championship drought dating back to 1908, the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games to win the World Series.
2019 - Purdue defeats Nebraska 31-27.
