This Day in History Nov. 2

Nov. 2

1783 Gen Washington bids farewell to his army
1824 Popular presidential vote 1st recorded; Jackson beats J.Q. Adams
1835 2nd Seminole War begins in Osceola
1854 lestone paving of Washington St between Dupont & Kearny starts
1880 James A Garfield (R) elected President
1889 North Dakota becomes 39th & South Dakota becomes the 40th state
1895 The first gasoline-powered race in the United States; first prize is $2,000
1917 Lansing-Ishii Agreement; US recognizes Japan's privileges in China
1920 Warren G Harding elected President
1930 Ras Tafari crowned Haile Selassie I, 225th emperor of Solmonic Dynasty
1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (Ger) in battle of Alamein (WW II)
1947 Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flies for 1st (& last) time
1948 Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters & newspapers
1951 ?A small platoon of 28 Canadian soldiers defend a vital area against 800 Chinese troops
1956 Hungary appeals for UN assistance against Soviet invasion
1957 1st titanium mill opened, Toronto Ohio
1957 The Levelland UFO Case in Levelland, Texas, generates national publicity
1962 JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled
1972 Construction begins on the Kingdome, Seattle
1978 Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
1983 President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L King day
1988 Computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab & 6 universities
2000 The first resident crew to the ISS docked with their Soyuz TM-31 spacecraft

how far did the spruce goose fly?

About 1 mile and 60 feeet of altitude----was supposed to be a taxiing test, but really, what pilot couldn't resist putting that big bird in the air.

Ben

It now lives in a museum in McMinnville Oregon, with an SR-2. HTH

My youngest sister's birthday. Thanks for the reminder. Keep up the good work.

Mark