Important Events From This day in History November 2

 

 1957 U.S.A. - UFO's

November 2nd, 1957: Residents of Levelland, Texas reported sightings of unidentified flying objects with bright lights. After the sightings, Jim Lee, head of the Interplanetary Space Patrol, predicted that the UFOs will soon come in large numbers for all to see and the skeptics will have no choice but to agree.

1917 Great Britain - Jewish homeland

British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour "The Balfour Declaration" submits a declaration of intent to establish a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.

1920

France -- Elections

The nature of American presidential elections was of great interest to France. Along with information about current elections, French news publications displayed portraits of past presidents from Washington to Wilson. The purpose of this was to compare and contrast French and British presidential branches of government with that of the executive branches of America.

1920 U.S.A. - Warren G. Harding Wins Presidential Election

Warren G. Harding ( Republican ) Wins Presidential Election beating James M. Cox ( Denocrat ) with a landslide victory.

1920 U.S.A. - Palmer Raids

200 people are arrested in a raid on the Union of Russian Workers . Palmer Raids Timeline

1930 Ethiopia -- Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie is crowned Emperor / "King of Kings of Ethiopia" at Addis Ababa's Cathedral of St. George in a lavish ceremony attended by royals and dignitaries from all over the world.

1931 Soviet Union -- Wheat Shortage

The Soviet Union announced that the country would not export wheat during this year, and most likely not the following year either. This decision was announced after a recent trade agreement signing between France and the Soviet Union.

1932 Great Britain -- Hunger Marchers

The march to London by the Hunger Marchers Army has been broken up by police in Trafalgar Square and the marchers have been dispersed and escorted out of London . The main communist organizers have been charged with sedition and are currently in jail.

1936 UK - BBC Television Service

The BBC Television Service, launches becoming the world's first regular public television service with a high level of image resolution from Alexandra Palace transmitter in London with a radius of 25 miles, later renamed BBC TV and finally as it is today BBC One . The service has been in continual service since 1936 except during World War II ( 1939 - 1946 ) when it was taken off the air.

1940 World War II -- Bombing Raids

Reports of bombings, raids, attacks, and more were made. These particular violent actions occurred in places such as Berlin, Germany as well as in Greece. It was predicted during this time period that World War II was not likely to end soon (would be a "long war").

1947 U.S.A. -- The Spruce Goose

The worlds largest aircraft Howard Hughes Flying Boat ( The Spruce Goose ) which took 5 years and cost 25 million to build was floated into the harbor for the first time today.

1951 Egypt -- Anti British Disturbances

6,000 British troops have arrived at Fayid in the Canal Zone of Egypt and many more are on the way in an effort to quell anti-British disturbances in the region, the fighting continued for the next 2 years when a military coup in 1952 ended the period of constitutional monarchy in 1953 and Arab nationalist Abdel Nasser came to power in 1954. In 1954 Nasser nationalised the Suez Canal taking it into Arab control provoking an invasion by Israeli and Anglo-French forces, which were forced by the UN to withdraw.

1953 U.S.A. -- Arab Israeli Conflict

Even if Middle Eastern countries such as Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon could not reach an agreement with Israel, the United States agreed to sign treaties with these countries. Likewise, the U.S. also planned on signing a separate pact with Israel that would most likely not include Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. An agreement was needed before the development of both sides of the Jordan River could take place. The Arabs refused to negotiate directly with the Jews regarding this project.

1959 UK -- The M1 Motorway

The first section of the M1 motorway, the first of it's kind in the UK, is opened between Watford and Crick/Rugby along with the motorway's two spurs the ( M10 motorway to St Albans ) and ( M45 motorway Coventry )

1960 U.S.A. -- Lady Chatterley's Lover

Penguin Books is acquitted of the charge of publishing obscene material in the case over Lady Chatterley's Lover, by D.H. Lawrence.