"Today in history: On Nov. 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the Spruce Goose, on its only flight; a massive wooden seaplane with a wingspan longer than a football field, it remained airborne for 26 seconds. Also on this date: In 1783, Gen. George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont of his command of the Army's Western Department, following Fremont's unauthorized efforts to emancipate slaves in Missouri."
"In 1948, in one of the most unexpected results in U.S. presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeated the heavily favored Republican governor of New York, Thomas E. Dewey. In 1959, Charles Van Doren testified before a congressional committee that he had conspired with television producers to cheat on the television quiz show Twenty-One. In 1976, Democrat Jimmy Carter, a former governor of Georgia, became the first candidate from the Deep South to be elected president since the Civil War,"
Nov. 2, 2025 is the 306th day of the year with 59 days remaining and marks the end of daylight saving time. On Nov. 2, 1947 Howard Hughes flew the Hughes H-4 Hercules, the Spruce Goose, for its only 26-second flight. In 1783 George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army, and in 1861 Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont for unauthorized emancipation efforts in Missouri. Major political moments include Truman's 1948 upset over Dewey and Jimmy Carter’s 1976 victory as the first president from the Deep South since the Civil War. In 2000 the first crew began residence aboard the International Space Station, and later entries note a 2003 Chinook shootdown, Bush’s 2004 reelection, and the 2007 Meredith Kercher murder case involving Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito.
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