TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Today is Tuesday, November 2, the 306th day of 2010. There are 59 days left in the year.

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

1824 ― Popular presidential vote first recorded; Jackson beats J.Q. Adams

1904 ― British newspaper, ``The Daily Mirror," begins publishing

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

1917 ― Lansing-Ishii Agreement; U.S. recognizes Japan's privileges in China

1936 ― First high-definition TV broadcast service, by BBC in London

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

1962 ― JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled

1976 ― Former Georgia Gov Jimmy Carter (D) defeats incumbent Gerald R. Ford (R) in race for U.S. presidency

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