1875 – Verney Cameroon reaches Benguela in Angola, from Africa’s east coast, 1st European to cross equatorial Africa
1917 – Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine
1930 – Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, 225th Emperor of Ethiopian Solmonic Dynasty
1949 – The Netherlands recognizes its former colony Indonesia as a sovereign state
1966 – The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the US
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November 2 In Film & Tv
1936 – At 3pm the BBC begins the world’s first regular high-definition TV broadcast service from specially constructed studios at Alexandra Palace, North London
2020 – Baby Shark by Pinkfong becomes the most-watched video on YouTube with over 7.04 billion views
November 2 In Music
1983 – “Thriller” single released worldwide by Michael Jackson
November 2 In Sport
2016 – Baseball World Series: Chicago Cubs beat Cleveland Indians, 8-7 in Game 7 at Progressive Field, Cleveland; first Cubs’ title in 108 years; MVP: Chicago utility Ben Zobrist
More Facts
1898 – Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota
1932 – The “Great Emu War” begins: Australian soldiers armed with Lewis Guns sought to cull the Emu population over crop destruction in Campion district, Western Australia
Famous Weddings
1887 – Baseball legend Connie Mack (24) weds Margaret Hogan
1896 – Nizari Imam Aga Khan III (19) weds first cousin Shahzadi Begum in Pune, India
2005 – Irish TV and radio presenter Sile Seoige (26) weds Glen Mulcahy at St. Brendan’s Church in County Offaly