Today in history

Today is Thursday, November 2, the 306th day of 2017 and the 42nd day of autumn.

On this date in the SCV: In 1933, The Signal reported that Judge Valentine gave an illuminating talk on “Domestic Relations” at the Kiwanis “Ladies Night” dinner, with examples of the problems encountered in the trial of divorce cases. Most of his difficulties hinged on the cases where children were involved and the heartbreaking task of following the law when it seemed wrong. The Judge said people ought to think long and carefully before going to the courts, while deploring the tendency of healthy, intelligent people to limit families while the weaker class had large families. He warned his hearers that if this continued the future of the race would be doomed.

Today’s Highlights in History:

In 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were

admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. In 1947, designer Howard Hughes piloted his “Spruce Goose,” the largest flying boat ever built, on its maiden (and only) flight. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation making the third Monday of January a federal holiday marking the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. In 2000, the first permanent crew arrived at the International Space Station.

Today’s fact: Jimmy Carter, elected president on this day in 1976, was the first U.S.

president from the Deep South since before the Civil War.

Today’s sports: In 1991, down 49-14 in the third quarter against Weber State, the Nevada Wolf Pack football team scored 41 points, winning 55-49 and setting the thenrecord for the biggest comeback in NCAA history.

Today’s number: 14 -- age at which Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria married future French King Louis XVI and became Marie Antoinette, Dauphine of France.

Today’s moon: Between first quarter moon (Oct. 27) and full moon (Nov. 3).