Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/November 2
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November 2: All Souls' Day in Western Christianity; Day of the Dead in Mexico
- 1889 – The Dakota Territory, an organized incorporated territory of the United States, was split and admitted to the Union as the states of North and South Dakota.
- 1909 – Lambda Chi Alpha, today one of the largest men's general fraternities in North America, having initiated more than 270,000 members, was founded at Boston University.
- 1917 – British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the Balfour Declaration, proclaiming British support for the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine.
- 1947 – American industrialist and aviator Howard Hughes flew Spruce Goose (pictured), the largest flying boat ever built, on its maiden flight from the coast of Long Beach, California, USA.
- 1963 – President of South Vietnam Ngo Dinh Diem was assassinated, marking the culmination of a coup d'état led by Duong Van Minh.
- 2000 – Aboard Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko became the first resident crew to arrive at the International Space Station.