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History Streak #50 answers
November 2, 2026 · Starting event: Limelight, directed by Charlie Chaplin, is released (1952)
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1300Religion
Turku Cathedral is consecrated by Bishop Magnus I in the city of Turku (Swedish: Åbo)
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1553Politics
The coronation of Queen Mary I of England is held at Westminster Abbey
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1641History
Irish Catholic gentry in Ulster tried to seize control of Dublin Castle, the seat of English rule in Ireland, to force concessions to Catholics
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1692History
Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba are brought before local magistrates in Salem Village, Massachusetts, beginning what would become known as the Salem witch trials
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1793History
The Rhône and Loire départments are created when the former département of Rhône-et-Loire is split into two
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1814
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1867Birth
Walther Rathenau, German businessman, writer, art collector and politician, is born
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1885Landmarks
The first practical public electric tramway in the world is opened in Blackpool, England
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1886Politics
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence
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1904
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1921
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1928
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1930
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1938War
Nazi Germany bans Jewish children from public schools in the aftermath of Kristallnacht
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1952
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1960War
French forces crack down in a violent clash with protesters in French Algeria during a visit by French president Charles de Gaulle
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1967
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1993TV
"One for the Road", the series finale of American television sitcom Cheers, was watched by 42.4 million American households on its original airing
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2002Disaster
Typhoon Rusa made landfall in Goheung as the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, killing at least 236 people
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2003Film
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, directed by Peter Jackson, is released
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2015