FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2007

Today is Friday, November 2, the 306th day of 2007. There are 59 days left in the year.

676 _ Donus begins his reign as Catholic pope

1648 _ 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol, Podlia

1841 _ Akbar Khan successfully revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan

1889 _ North Dakota becomes 39th and South Dakota becomes the 40th state of the U.S.

1917 _ Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine

1936 _ The first high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London

1938 _ Babe Ruth applies for the job of St Louis Browns' manager

1956 _ Hungary appeals for U.N. assistance against Soviet invasion

1956 _ Israel captures Gaza and Sheham

1962 _ JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled

1988 _ Computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and six universities

1988 _ Shamir Likud wins election in Israel