Memory of the day: Archaeologists announce the discovery of a new large hall in the Pyramid of Cheops in 2017

CAIRO – 2 November 2021: In the following lines, ET sheds light on the most important world events that took place on November 2.

1917 - British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour sends a letter to Lord Lionel Walter de Rothschild indicating the British government's support for the establishment of a national home for the Jews in Palestine, a message known as the Balfour Declaration.

1937 - Italian leader Benito Mussolini announces the creation of the Berlin/Rome Axis, known as the Axis Powers, comprising the nations that faced the Allies during World War II.

1947 - War breaks out between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir dispute.

1976 - Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford in the US presidential election.

1983 - US President Ronald Reagan signs a resolution declaring Martin Luther King's birthday an annual national holiday in the United States as Martin Luther King Day.

2017 - Archaeologists announce the discovery of a new large hall of unknown purpose inside the Great Pyramid [Pyramid of Cheops].