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This Day In History November 02


John Paul Jones sets sail James Polk is born Union leader Fremont is removed from the Western Department Warren G. Harding is born First four-cylinder, gas-powered Locomobile hits the road XIT Ranch sells its last head of cattle Britain supports creation of Jewish homeland The Balfour Declaration British launch Operation Supercharge Spruce Goose flies Truman defeats Dewey Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial ends Ngo Dinh Diem assassinated in South Vietnam Diem murdered during coup Friends star David Schwimmer born Johnson meets with "the Wise Men" Truck explosion kills 3,000 in Afghanistan MLK federal holiday declared Miami Vice soundtrack begins an 11-week run at #1 Grete Waitz wins her eighth NYC marathon A nurse's aide gets life imprisonment
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