1755CE
Birth
Marie Antoinette Born
The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, she was famously executed by guillotine in 1793 and is often associated with the phrase 'Let them eat cake.'
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November 2
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1947CE
Invention
Howard Hughes flies the Spruce Goose
Billionaire aviator Howard Hughes piloted the H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the 'Spruce Goose', on its first and only flight. The massive wooden flying boat traveled just over a mile at an altitude of 70 feet.
1976CE
Politics
Jimmy Carter elected President
Former Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter defeated incumbent Gerald Ford to become the 39th President of the United States. Carter was the first president from the Deep South since the 19th century.