On This Day – November 2

• 1982 Ronald Reagan signs a bill to create Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

  The day, observed every year on the third Monday of January, commemorates the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. a leader of the African-American Civil Rights Movement.

• 1964 Coup in Saudi Arabia

  Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud takes over the government of Saudi Arabia while his half-brother, King Saud is overseas for medical reasons.

• 1938 Canadian Broadcasting Corporation established

  Officially known as CBC/Radio-Canada, the network is Canada’s public radio and television broadcaster.

• 1930 Haile Selassie I becomes the emperor of Ethiopia

  Considered as a leading figure in the Rastafari movement, Selassie reigned over Ethiopia for 44 years.

• 1917 Balfour Declaration

  Originally sent as a letter on this day to Baron Rothschild from British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour, it declared BRitish support for a Jewish state in Palestine. The letter was eventually added to Sevres peace treaty.