Historical Events for 2nd November 2022

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1923 - Bloody street fights in Aachen led to establishment of the ill-fated Rhenish Republic
1923 - Gustav Stresemann's SPD-ministers in Germany, step down
1958 - Los Angeles Rams beat Chicago Bears, 41-35 before 90,833 fans at the Los Angeles Coliseum; NFL single-game attendance record
1974 - USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1978 - Crew of Soyuz 29 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 31
1986 - New York City Marathon: Grete Waitz of Norway wins her 8th NYC event in 2:28:06; Gianni Poli of Italy, men's champion in 2:11:06
1990 - Golden State Warriors register a 162-158 win over the Denver Nuggets at McNichols Arena, with the 320 total points setting an NBA record for most points scored by 2 teams in a non-overtime game
1993 - Rudy Giuliani wins the New York mayoral election, becomes 1st Republican mayor since 1965
1997 - Typhoon Linda kills at least 208 in southern Vietnam
2012 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta

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