November 2

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1883 – Thomas Edison applied for a patent for his electrical indicator.

1889 – North Dakota became the 39th and South Dakota became the 40th states.

1895 – In Chicago, IL, the first gasoline powered car contest took place in America. First prize was $2,000.

1920 – Eva Hamilton of Grand Rapids, MI, was elected to become the first woman State Legislator in Michigan.

1920 – The first commercial radio station in the United States, KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA, began regular broadcasting. The first broadcast was the results of the Harding/Cox Presidential election.

1921 – Margaret Sanger’s National Birth Control League combined with Mary Ware Denetts Voluntary Parenthood League to form the American Birth Control League.

1927 – The first scheduled interstate air passenger service began. Stout Air Lines flew between Detroit, MI and Cleveland, OH.

1930 – The DuPont Company announced the first synthetic rubber. It was called DuPrene.

1947 – Howard Hughes flew his “Spruce Goose” (or H4 The Hercules), the largest fixed-wing wooden airplane, for eight minutes in California. It was the plane’s first and only flight. It was called the “Spruce Goose,” because of the white-gray color of the spruce used to build it. It never went into production.

1948 – Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the Presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an incorrect early edition that had the headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.”

1959 – A game show contestant on the NBC TV game show “21”, named Charles Van Doren, admitted to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.

1976 – Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter became the first candidate from the deep south since the Civil War to be elected President when he defeated Gerald R. Ford in the election.

1976 – Michigan voters passed the “Bottle Bill” requiring a ten cent deposit on beverage containers.

1983 – Ronald Reagan signed a bill to declare the third Monday of January a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

1983 – Michael Jackson released the song “Thriller”.

1986 – The 12×16-inch celluloid of a poison apple from Walt Disney’s animated movie “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” sold for $30,800.

1986 – American hostage David Jacobson was released after being held in Lebanon for 17 months by Shiite Muslims kidnappers.

1988 – The Morris worm, the first internet distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, was launched from MIT.

1992 – Magic Johnson retired from the NBA again, this time for good.

1995 – Jerry, George, and Elaine found out there was no soup for them when the “Soup Nazi” episode of TV’s “Seinfeld” first aired.

2001 – The computer-animated movie “Monsters, Inc.” opened in the United States and recorded the best debut ever for an animated film and the 6th best of all time.

2003 – The TV show “Arrested Development” debuted on Fox.

2003 – In the U.S., the Episcopal Church diocese consecrated the church’s first openly gay bishop.

2004 – George W. Bush was re-elected President, beating John Kerry with 51% to 48% of the popular vote.

2004 – Californians endorsed a referendum to fund embryonic stem cell research. California became the first state in the nation to do so.

2012 – The animated film “Wreck it Ralph” debuted in theaters. It was Disney’s 52nd feature length animated film.

2016 – The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in the World Series. That victory ended the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years.

BIRTHDAYS:

Pat Buchanan – 87 years old (1938) – Journalist and politician

Jim Bakken – 85 years old (1940) – Football player

Dave Stockton – 84 years old (1941) – Golfer

Stefanie Powers – 83 years old (1942) – Actress

Larry Little – 80 years old (1945) – Football player

Kate Linder – 78 years old (1947) – Actress

Lois McMaster Bujold – 76 years old (1949) – Author

Thomas Mallon – 74 years old (1951) – Novelist, essayist, and critic

Ron Lee – 73 years old (1952) – Basketball player

Dale Brown – 69 years old (1956) – Author and pilot

Carter Beauford – 68 years old (1957) – Drummer and composer

Willie McGee – 67 years old (1958) – Baseball player and manager

Jeff Tedford – 64 years old (1961) – Football player and coach

Bobby Dall – 62 years old (1963) – Bass player

Brian Kemp – 62 years old (1963) – Politician, 83rd Governor of Georgia

Lauren Vélez – 61 years old (1964) – Actress

David Schwimmer – 59 years old (1966) – Actor

Kurt Elling – 58 years old (1967) – Singer-songwriter

Scott Walker – 58 years old (1967) – Politician, 45th Governor of Wisconsin

Keith Jennings – 57 years old (1968) – Basketball player and coach

Reginald Arvizu – 56 years old (1969) – Rock musician

Meta Golding – 54 years old (1971) – Haitian-American actress

Marisol Nichols – 52 years old (1973) – Actress

Orlando Cabrera – 51 years old (1974) – Colombian-American baseball player

Nelly – 51 years old (1974) – Rapper

Danny Cooksey – 50 years old (1975) – Actor and musician

Chris Walla – 50 years old (1975) – Singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

Matt Cullen – 49 years old (1976) – Ice hockey player

Rodney Buford – 48 years old (1977) – Basketball player

Reshma Shetty – 48 years old (1977) – British-American actress

Carmen Cali – 47 years old (1978) – Baseball player

Roddy White – 44 years old (1981) – Football player

Yunel Escobar – 43 years old (1982) – Cuban-American baseball player

Darren Young – 42 years old (1983) – Wrestler

Danny Amendola – 40 years old (1985) – Football player

Andy Rautins – 39 years old (1986) – American-Canadian basketball player

Natalie Pluskota – 36 years old (1989) – Tennis player

Kendall Schmidt – 35 years old (1990) – Singer, songwriter, and actor

Jimmy Garoppolo – 34 years old (1991) – Football player

Jordan Love – 27 years old (1998) – Football player

TODAY IS:

• Look for Circles Day:
• Recreation Day Tasmania:
• National Deviled Egg Day: Tuck into a tangy, creamy appetizer on Deviled Egg Day by mixing hard-boiled yolk with mayonnaise or mustard and adding a dash of paprika or curry powder.
• Job Action Day: Discovering vocations that perfectly align with ambitions, where aspirations meet reality, is like uncovering a treasure trove of purpose.
• National Ohio Day:
• Color the World Orange Day:
• Be the Impact Day:
• Marlborough Anniversary Day:
• International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists:
• International Doge Day:
• Traffic Directors Day:
• Dynamic Harmlessness Day:
• National Broadcast Traffic Professionals Day: Behind the scenes, these unsung heroes keep your daily commute flowing smoothly, navigating the waves of traffic like seasoned sea captains.
• All Souls Day:
• Day of the Dead: Embrace a vibrant celebration where vivid colors, captivating altars, and joyful gatherings pay homage to ancestors with deep respect and cherished memories.
• National Medical Cannabis Week:
• Marzipan Week: With its unique texture and delicate almond flavor, marzipan is a delicious treat — perfect for those with a sweet tooth!
• National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week:
• Drowsy Driving Prevention Week:
• National Patient Transport Week:
• National Fig Week:
• Polar Bear Week:
• World Communication Week:
• Cuckoo Dancing Week:

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