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November 03 On this day in history....Obviously, we all know one very important event which took place on November 2, in 1979. November 2 is also part of the "Day of the Dead" (celebrated Nov 1 and 2, "All Saints" and "All Souls" days for Catholics) in the USA and Mexico, which is connected to the history of Halloween.
Elsewhere, Nov 2 is celebrated as a major figure's coronation by Rastafarians, and is known to geologists as the day the Ice Age ended. (not really)
Also on November 2..... (although not as significant as my birthday!) US presidents James K. Polk and Warren Harding share my birthday. For those of us who saw the Boondocks the other night, Polk is the obscure president whose face one of the masked shooters was wearing. Marie Antoinette was born in 1755. Contrary to popular belief, she never proclaimed "Let them eat cake" but rather made considerable efforts to reduce waste, heeding advice contained in a letter from her mother that "a lady can only defame herself by excess". Antoinette was a bit of a political scapegoat, and this is the likely source of the infamous non-existent remark. Pakistan's President (1998-2001) Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was born, 1929. He was ousted by General Pervez Musharraf who seized power in 1999 but allowed the President to retain his office until 2001 Pat Buchanan was born, 1938. And the white supremists rejoiced! George Bernard Shaw died Nov 2 1950. Russia declared war on the Ottomans in 1914 (WWI) CBC was established (1936) and BBC initiated BBC Television, the world's first HD TV service. (in those days HD had lower standards)
Howard Hughes tests the Spruce Goose, the largest airplane ever built (1947)
The Spruce Goose: Built by Hughes Aircraft Comapny (out of birch, not spruce), which misused government money for its construction, and today and is the company that holds the patent on the "chemtrails" atmospheric spray.
Hockey goaltender Jacques Plante (for whom a street is named in Ottawa) sets a new standard when he returns from an injury as the first player to wear a protective face mask. (1959) This same year, a game show contestant admits to a congressional hearing that he has been given questions and answers in advance. So THAT's the function of the US Congress. In that case I think we should stick Ken Jennings in front of a committee.
In 1965 on this day, Norman Morrison, a 31-year-old Quaker with three children, set himself on fire in front of the Pentagon and burned himself to death to protest the Vietnam war. Robert McNamara, whose name you will find on my list of Top Ten US War Criminals, was Secretary of Defense at the time; Morrison deliberately immolated himself in front of McNamara's office.
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