November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 59 days remaining until the end of the year. Christmas is just around the corner.
Historic events on this day include:
- 1895 – The first gasoline-powered race in the United States. First prize: $2,000
- 1898 – Cheerleading is started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team.
- 1947 – In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Spruce Goose or H-4 The Hercules; the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.
- 1959 – Quiz show scandals: Twenty One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admits to a Congressional committee that he had been given questions and answers in advance.
- 1983 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill creating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
There are hundreds of other important and significant events took place on November 2. But none of them are as important and significant in my life as the birth of my mother.
My mother, Freda Jane, was born 84 years ago today to Peter and Flora (Parker) Kivel. She was the seventh of eight children.
If it wasn't for this historic event taking place, I would not be here. You would not be reading this blog. The world would be, for some, a little different.
Eight anniversaries of her birth have passed since she died, but today isn't a reminder that she's gone. It's a day to remember, more than usual, all the time that she was here.
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