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