Today in History

November 2

1851 - Louis Napoleon assumes power in France.

1948 - The Chinese merchant ship catches fire and explodes off Yingkou, killing at least 3,000 people.

1958 - Last British troops leave Jordan.

1964 - Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud succeeds Saud as King of Saudi Arabia.

1978 - Two Soviet cosmonauts who set a new record by staying in space 139 days and 15 hours land safely in Kazakhstan.

2004 - UAE President His Highness Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan dies. 2006 - Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards test-fire dozens of missiles.

2014 - A suicide bomber kills at least 55 people at the main Pakistan-India border crossing.