MONDAY, Nov. 2, 2026
1875-Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola from Africa's east coast, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea 1917-British government proclaims support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine in the Balfour Declaration 1930-Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, the 225th Emperor of the Ethiopian Solomonic Dynasty 1949-The Netherlands recognizes its former…
1875 - Verney Cameron becomes the first European to traverse equatorial Africa from east to west, arriving in Benguela, Angola.
1917 - The British government expresses support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine through the Balfour Declaration.
1930 - Ras Tafari Makonnen is crowned as Haile Selassie I, the 225th Emperor of the Ethiopian Solomonic Dynasty.
1949 - The Netherlands acknowledges Indonesia's sovereignty following the Round Table Conference in The Hague, Netherlands.
1966 - The Cuban Adjustment Act takes effect, granting 123,000 Cubans the chance to apply for permanent residence in the United States.
1983 - U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs legislation to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday.
1992 - The inaugural test flight of the Airbus A330 takes place.
2011 - Cristiano Ronaldo, the prodigious Portuguese striker, scores his 100th goal for Real Madrid during a 2-0 Champions League victory over Olympique Lyon in his 105th appearance for the club.
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