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| Abolitionist John Brown in 1856. |
Nov. 2, 1859 - Abolitionist John Brown was found guilty of
treason and murder for acts during his raid on an arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Va.
on Oct. 16. He was executed on Dec. 2, 1859.
Nov. 2, 1861 - Union General John C. Fremont was relieved of
command in the Western Department and was replaced by David Hunter.
Nov. 2, 1865 – Warren G. Harding, the 29th President of the
United States, was born in Blooming Grove, Ohio. He was the great-grandson of
Conecuh County plantation owner Henchie Warren, who is said to have hidden a
chest of gold in Shipps Pond during the Civil War.
Nov. 2, 1898 – Cheerleading was started at the University of
Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football
team.
Nov. 2, 1911 – The Conecuh Record reported that construction
of the Brooklyn Masonic Hall was nearly complete at a cost of $2,000. The
28x85-foot building included the Rabun & Feagin store on the floor beneath
the hall.
Nov. 2, 1914 – The first installment of “The Million Dollar
Mystery” was shown at the Arcade Theatre in Evergreen. The next installment was
scheduled to be shown on Nov. 6.
Nov. 2, 1917 - Corporal James Gresham and privates Thomas
Enright and Merle Hay of the 16th Infantry became the first American soldiers
to die during World War I when Germans raided their trenches near Bathelemont,
France.
Nov. 2, 1920 – In the United States, KDKA of Pittsburgh,
Penn. started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. The
first broadcast is the result of the United States presidential election, 1920.
Nov. 2, 1920 – Adam Martin Wyant became the first former
professional American football player to be elected to the United States
Congress.
Nov. 2, 1927 – H.P. Lovecraft completed his story, “The Very
Old Folk,” which was originally published in the Summer 1940 issue of
“Scienti-Snaps.”
Nov. 2, 1938 - It was announced that George Herman
"Babe" Ruth had applied for the job of manager of the St. Louis
Browns after being released as a coach from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Nov. 2, 1943 – While on his 48th mission, B-17 Flying
Fortress pilot James Marion Veazey of Monroeville, Ala. was killed in an explosion
while in flight due to enemy fire. He was on a mission to destroy a munitions
plant in Austria.
Nov. 2-3, 1957 – The "Levelland UFO Case" occurred in
Levelland, Texas and generated national publicity.
Nov. 2, 1964 - CBS purchased 80 percent of the New York
Yankees for $11,200,000.
Nov. 2, 1971 – A musical play adaptation of Truman Capote's novel “The Grass Harp” opened at
the Martin Beck Theatre on Broadway. With lyrics by Kenward Elmslie and music
by Claibe Richardson, the musical ran for only seven performances with the last
being performed on Nov. 6.
Nov. 2, 1972 - Construction began on the Kingdome in
Seattle, Wash.
Nov. 2, 1995 – Jamelle Williams was named the Defensive
Player of the Week and Roger Rudolph was named the Offensive Player of the Week
for Hillcrest High School in Evergreen, Ala.
Nov. 2, 1997 - Eric Metcalf of the San Diego Chargers set an
NFL record when he ran back two kicks for touchdowns. The two returns gave him
the league record with 10 in his career.
Nov. 2, 2002 – Army Sgt. William Wayne Seay, a native of
Brewton, was inducted into the Alabama Military Hall of Honor at Marion
Military Institute. Seay was killed in action in Vietnam in 1969 and received
the Medal of Honor for his actions.
Nov. 2, 2010 - Republican candidate Dr. Robert Bentley was
elected Alabama governor and the party gained a majority in the Alabama House,
Senate and Supreme Court, wresting control from Democrats for the first time
since 1874.
Nov. 2, 2010 – Edwin Booker was elected to another term as
Conecuh County Sheriff as 5,393 Conecuh County voters turned out at the polls.
Booker received 3,481 votes. Republican John Pate got 1,494 votes and write-in
candidate Larry Wayne Davis got 290 votes.
Nov. 2, 2010 - In Arlington, Texas, former Presidents George
H.W. Bush and George W. Bush attended Game 5 of the World Series. George W.
Bush threw out the first pitch.
Nov. 2, 2014 – The first frost of the year was observed in
Excel, Ala.
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