TodayOn this dayNovember 2
On this day
Good news on November 2.
Positive things that happened on November 2, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1889
On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota were admitted to the Union as the 39th and 40th states.
For a read-aloud. North Dakota and South Dakota both became states on the same day.
1920
On the evening of November 2, 1920, Pittsburgh station KDKA went on the air with the results of that day's national elections. The Federal Judicial Center describes the broadcast as the first commercial radio broadcast.
For a read-aloud. A Pittsburgh radio station broadcast election news, and it is remembered as the first commercial radio show.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What is good about two neighbors joining together?
- How did radio let people far apart hear the same news?
From the archive
Stories published on November 2 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on November 2, it will be listed here with the milestones above.