On This Day in History November 2 Historical Events 1875 Verney Cameron reaches Benguela in Angola, from Africa's east coast, the first European to cross equatorial Africa from sea to sea  Johnny Campbell coordinates a team to lead the crowd 1898 Cheerleading begins in the United States as Johnny Campbell leads the crowd cheering on the football team at the University of Minnesota  1917 Balfour Declaration proclaims support for a Jewish state in Palestine  1930 Coronation of Ras Tafari Makonnen as Haile Selassie I, 225th Emperor of Ethiopian Solmonic Dynasty  1949 The Netherlands recognizes its former colony Indonesia as a sovereign state at conclusion of the Round Table Conference at the Hague, Netherlands  1966 The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the US  More Historical Events  Famous Birthdays Marie Antoinette 1755 - 1793 James Knox Polk 1795 - 1849 Warren G. Harding 1865 - 1923 Nelly 50th Birthday Also Daniel Boone and Stefanie Powers (82)  More Famous Birthdays  Famous Deaths George Bernard Shaw 1856 - 1950 Ngô Đình Diệm 1901 - 1963 More Famous Deaths  Theatre Madness, But There’s Method In It Methodist church founder John Wesley wrote in his journal on this day of an astonishing night at the theatre when events almost literally brought the house down.  Bringing the House Down