THIS WEEK IN HISTORY

November 1 - All Hallows Day, also known as All Saints Day among Roman Catholics, commemorating those who have no special feast day.

November 2, 1947 - The first and only flight of Howard Hughes' "Spruce Goose" flying boat occurred in Long Beach Harbor, California. It flew about a mile at an altitude of 70 feet. Costing $25 million, the 200 ton plywood eight-engine Hercules was the world's largest airplane, designed, built and flown by Hughes. It later became a tourist attraction alongside the Queen Mary ship at Long Beach and has since been moved to Oregon.

November 3, 1534 - King Henry VIII became head of the English church following the passage of the Act of Supremacy by Parliament.

November 4, 1922 - King Tut's tomb was discovered at Luxor, Egypt, by English archaeologist Howard Carter after several years of searching. The child-king Tutankhamen became pharaoh at age nine and died around 1352 B.C. at age 19. The tomb was found mostly intact, containing numerous priceless items now exhibited in Egypt's National Museum in Cairo.

November 5 - Remembered as Guy Fawkes Day in England, the anniversary of the failed "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I