Today 2nd November has had some things happen in history and are sure worth knowing. Here are a few. Enjoy:
- 676 - Donus begins his reign as Catholic Pope replacing Pope Adeodatus II
- 1883 - Thomas Edison executed a patent application for an electrical indicator using the Edison effect lamp (U.S. Pat. 307,031).
- 1895 - In Chicago, IL, the first gasoline powered car contest took place in America.
- 1979 - Joanna Chesimard, a black militant escaped from a New Jersey prison, where she'd been serving a life sentence for the 1973 murder of a New Jersey state trooper.
- 1983 - President Reagan signs bill establishing Dr Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
- 1984 - Velma Barfield became the first woman to be executed in the U.S. since 1962. She had been convicted of the poisoning death of her boyfriend.
- 1992 - Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good because of fear due to his HIV infection.
- 1998 - U.S. President Clinton gave his first in-depth interview since the White House sex scandal to Black Entertainment Television talk show host and political commentator Tavis Smiley on the network's "BET Tonight with Tavis Smiley."
Have a great day ahead and God bless you!
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