Nov.2 in history
In 1875, the first Mississippi Plan, which included violence against Black Americans to keep them from voting, resulted in huge victories for white Democrats across the state. A year earlier, the Republican Party had carried a majority of the votes, and many Black Mississippians had been elected to office. In the wake of those victories, white leagues arose to challenge Republican rule and began to use widespread violence and fraud to recapture control of the state. 1875: White Dems prevail by terrorizing Black voters under Mississippi plan - Mississippi Today
In 1947, the Hughes Flying Boat - at one time the largest aircraft ever built - is piloted by designer Howard Hughes on its first and only flight. Built with laminated birch and spruce (hence the nickname the Spruce Goose) the massive wooden aircraft had a wingspan longer than a football field and was designed to carry more than 700 men to battle.
In 1948, one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, by just over two million popular votes. In the days preceding the vote, political analysts and polls were so behind Dewey that on election night, long before all the votes were counted, the Chicago Tribune published an early edition with the banner headline “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.”
In 1983, MLK federal holiday declared.
In 2000, first residential crew arrives aboard International Space Station.
In 2016, the Chicago Cubs broke the 1908 'curse' to win World Series.
(History.com 11/02/23)
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