Today is Wednesday, November 2, the 306th day of 2011. There are 59 days left in the year.
1648 ― 12,000 Jews massacred by Chmielnicki hordes in Narol, Podlia
1917 ― Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine
1917 ― Lansing-Ishii Agreement; U.S. recognizes Japan's privileges in China
1920 ― KDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on the air as first commercial radio station
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 Presidency
1983 ― President Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin L. King day
1988 ― Computer virus strikes Pentagon, SDI research lab and six universities