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4 sourced moments from November 2 in history: The BBC launched the world's first regular high-definition TV service (1936); Howard Hughes flew the giant Spruce Goose on its one and only flight (1947); The Morris Worm became one of the first internet worms (1988), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on November 2

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2000 Space · Space Exploration

Humans have lived in space nonstop since November 2000

Since Expedition 1 boarded the ISS on November 2, 2000, someone has always been in orbit, but NASA's plan to retire the station puts an end date on its run.

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1988 Technology · The Internet

The Morris Worm became one of the first internet worms

A graduate student's experiment escaped its cage one autumn night and brought the early internet to its knees within hours.

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1947 Technology · Transportation

Howard Hughes flew the giant Spruce Goose on its one and only flight

On November 2, 1947, a wooden flying boat the size of a building lifted off Long Beach harbor, then never flew again.

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1936 Language & Communication · Media & Communication

The BBC launched the world's first regular high-definition TV service

On November 2, 1936, the BBC began broadcasting from Alexandra Palace, inventing television as a daily public service.

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