MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025

644-The second Muslim caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab, is injured in an assassination attempt in Medina by Lu'lu, an enslaved Persian captive; the caliph dies four days later 1534-English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England 1620-Great Patent granted to Plymouth Colony 1640-English Long Parliament forms 1906-International Radiotelegraph Conference in Berlin selects the "SOS" (· · · – – – · · ·) distress signal as the worldwide standard for help 1935 — Korean runner Sohn Kee-chung sets new men’s marathon world record, 2:26:42 in Tokyo, Japan 1957-Soviet Union launches Sputnik 2 with space dog Laika aboard, a mostly Siberian Husky, the first animal in space 1970-U.S. President Richard Nixon promises gradual troop removal of Vietnam 1992-Dianne Feinstein is elected to the U.S. Senate, goes on to become longest serving female there, serving until her death in 2023Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times