835 The feast of All Hallows' was established by Pope Gregory IV in 835 to honor the saints. He chose the date of November 1, the same date as Samhain, as both Germanic and Celtic-speaking peoples commemorated the dead at the beginning of winter.
1512 After Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he spent nearly five years working on the project perched on a high scaffold with his head thrown back and paint dripping in his eyes. Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel frescoes on All Saints Day, 1512, which show God's Creation of the World.. "I've finished that chapel I was painting. The Pope is quite satisfied," the artist wrote in a letter to his father.
1604 William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London on November 1, 1604. The play may be named Othello but Shakespeare’s title character has 237 fewer lines than his traitorous standard bearer Iago (1,097 lines to Othello’s 860). Only three Shakespeare characters have more lines: Hamlet, Richard III and Henry V.
1611 The Tempest, Shakespeare's romantic comedy, was first presented by the King's Men before King James I and the English royal court at Whitehall Palace in London on November 1, 1611. It is thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone.
1755 The Portuguese city of Lisbon was by a massive earthquake and tsunami on November 1, 1755. Between 30,000 and 50,000 people lost their lives. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake destroyed eighty-five percent of Lisbon's buildings, including famous palaces and libraries.
1790 The Irish statesman, political theorist and philosopher Edmund Burke was a vehement opponent of the French Revolution, which he denounced in Reflections on the Revolution in France, The book, which was published on November 1, 1790, was read all over Europe.
1800 The first residents of the White House were President John Adams and his wife Abigail. Only six rooms were finished when they arrived on November 1, 1800. At the time it was known as the “Presidential Building.” The initial construction took place over a period of eight years, at a reported cost of $232,371.83 (equal to $3,430,446 today).
1512 After Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, he spent nearly five years working on the project perched on a high scaffold with his head thrown back and paint dripping in his eyes. Michelangelo completed the Sistine Chapel frescoes on All Saints Day, 1512, which show God's Creation of the World.. "I've finished that chapel I was painting. The Pope is quite satisfied," the artist wrote in a letter to his father.
1604 William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello was presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London on November 1, 1604. The play may be named Othello but Shakespeare’s title character has 237 fewer lines than his traitorous standard bearer Iago (1,097 lines to Othello’s 860). Only three Shakespeare characters have more lines: Hamlet, Richard III and Henry V.
1611 The Tempest, Shakespeare's romantic comedy, was first presented by the King's Men before King James I and the English royal court at Whitehall Palace in London on November 1, 1611. It is thought by many critics to be the last play that Shakespeare wrote alone.
1755 The Portuguese city of Lisbon was by a massive earthquake and tsunami on November 1, 1755. Between 30,000 and 50,000 people lost their lives. In combination with subsequent fires and a tsunami, the earthquake destroyed eighty-five percent of Lisbon's buildings, including famous palaces and libraries.
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| A depiction of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake as seen from across the Tagus River |
1790 The Irish statesman, political theorist and philosopher Edmund Burke was a vehement opponent of the French Revolution, which he denounced in Reflections on the Revolution in France, The book, which was published on November 1, 1790, was read all over Europe.
1800 The first residents of the White House were President John Adams and his wife Abigail. Only six rooms were finished when they arrived on November 1, 1800. At the time it was known as the “Presidential Building.” The initial construction took place over a period of eight years, at a reported cost of $232,371.83 (equal to $3,430,446 today).
1848 The first US medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opened on November 1, 1848. The institution played a crucial role in providing opportunities for women to pursue medical careers at a time when such opportunities were limited
1848 William Henry Smith saw the opportunity to take advantage of the railway boom by opening news-stands on railway stations. His first chosen site was Euston, the London terminus for the London North-Western Railway. The vendor in situ, an ex-LWNR messenger called Gibbs, was moved aside and the first WH Smith railway bookstall was opened on November 1, 1848.
1859 The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse was lit for the first time on November 1, 1859. It is a 163-foot-tall red brick tower that replaced an earlier lighthouse that was too short to be effective. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (31 km) in good conditions.
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| Cape Lookout Lighthouse By BrianDBell at en.wikipedia |
1894 Nicholas II became the new (and last) Tsar of Russia on November 1, 1894. When his father, Emperor Alexander III, passed away, the 26-year-old Nicholas was poorly prepared to rule. He faced the task of being autocrat of Russia in a time of major turmoil. Nicholas reportedly said “what am I to do. What is to become of Russia? I am not yet prepared to be Tsar.”
1894 Thomas Edison filmed Annie Oakley on November 1, 1894 for his Kinetoscope movie The Little Sure Shot of the Wild West The Kinetoscope was an early motion picture device that allowed individuals to view short films, and this film featuring Annie Oakley was among the early examples of cinematic entertainment. Annie Oakley was a celebrated performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, and her shooting skills made her a well-known figure in the late 19th century.
1897 The first Library of Congress building opened its doors to the public on November 1, 1897. The Library was housed before in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. The Library of Congress is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the de facto national library of the United States. It is one of the largest libraries in the world.
1897 Juventus Football Club, one of Italy's most successful and well-known football teams, was founded as an athletics club in Turin, Italy, on November 1, 1897. The club is known for its iconic black and white striped jerseys and has won numerous Serie A titles and international trophies, including multiple UEFA Champions League titles.
1905 The Russian mystic Rasputin first met Tsar Nicholas II on November 1, 1905, at the Peterhof Palace. The Tsar recorded the event in his diary, writing that he and his wife Alexandra had "made the acquaintance of a man of God - Grigory, from Tobolsk province." By late 1906, Rasputin began acting as a healer for the royal family's son Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia.
1911 The first dropping of a bomb from an aircraft in combat happened on November 1, 1911, during the Italo-Turkish War. During fighting between Italy and forces loyal to the Turkish, Ottoman Empire in Libya, Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti dropped four 1.5kg bombs on Ain Zara, a town just east of Tripoli, pulling the pins with his teeth.
1914 On November 1, 1914, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) officially entered World War 1 on the side of the Central Powers, which included Germany and Austria-Hungary. This decision marked the beginning of the Middle Eastern front in World War I and had significant implications for the course of the war.
1918 The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred on November 1, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, when a five-car train derailed in the Malbone Street tunnel after negotiating a curve too quickly. 97 were killed at the site, and five later died of their injuries.
1938 Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral on November 1, 1938 in an upset victory during a race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.The event was run over 1 3/16 miles (1.91 km) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The estimated 40,000 spectators at the track were joined by 40 million listening on the radio.
1942 One of the the best-selling photographs of all time, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams' Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, was shot late in the afternoon from a shoulder of U.S. Route 84-285 on November 1, 1942.
1945 The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, was first published under the name Chongro on November 1, 1945. It was renamed in September 1946 to its current name upon the steady development of the Workers' Party of Korea.
1946 The Pole Karol Wojtyla was ordained to the priesthood by Kraków's archbishop, Adam Sapieha on November 1, 1946. At the age of 38, Karol Wojtyła became the youngest bishop in Poland. Six years later he was appointed archbishop of Kraków, Poland on January 13, 1964. In 1978 he became Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.
1905 The Russian mystic Rasputin first met Tsar Nicholas II on November 1, 1905, at the Peterhof Palace. The Tsar recorded the event in his diary, writing that he and his wife Alexandra had "made the acquaintance of a man of God - Grigory, from Tobolsk province." By late 1906, Rasputin began acting as a healer for the royal family's son Alexei, who suffered from hemophilia.
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| Alexandra Feodorovna with her children, Rasputin and the nurse (1908) |
1911 The first dropping of a bomb from an aircraft in combat happened on November 1, 1911, during the Italo-Turkish War. During fighting between Italy and forces loyal to the Turkish, Ottoman Empire in Libya, Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti dropped four 1.5kg bombs on Ain Zara, a town just east of Tripoli, pulling the pins with his teeth.
1914 On November 1, 1914, the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) officially entered World War 1 on the side of the Central Powers, which included Germany and Austria-Hungary. This decision marked the beginning of the Middle Eastern front in World War I and had significant implications for the course of the war.
1918 The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred on November 1, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York City, when a five-car train derailed in the Malbone Street tunnel after negotiating a curve too quickly. 97 were killed at the site, and five later died of their injuries.
1938 Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral on November 1, 1938 in an upset victory during a race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing.The event was run over 1 3/16 miles (1.91 km) at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The estimated 40,000 spectators at the track were joined by 40 million listening on the radio.
1942 One of the the best-selling photographs of all time, American landscape photographer Ansel Adams' Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, was shot late in the afternoon from a shoulder of U.S. Route 84-285 on November 1, 1942.
1945 The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, was first published under the name Chongro on November 1, 1945. It was renamed in September 1946 to its current name upon the steady development of the Workers' Party of Korea.
1946 The Pole Karol Wojtyla was ordained to the priesthood by Kraków's archbishop, Adam Sapieha on November 1, 1946. At the age of 38, Karol Wojtyła became the youngest bishop in Poland. Six years later he was appointed archbishop of Kraków, Poland on January 13, 1964. In 1978 he became Pope John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in 455 years.
1950 White House Police officer Leslie Coffelt was fatally shot while protecting President Harry S. Truman in an assassination attempt. The armed attack took place on November 1, 1950, at Blair House, where the president was living during renovations at the White House. Coffelt managed to kill his attacker with a headshot from 30 feet away before dying.
1952 According to theology, human beings may exist on other planets then the Earth, the Vatican stated on November 1, 1952. Roman Catholics are free to accept or deny the existence of aliens, in line with their own points of view, it said. The last word is up to experimental science. There is nothing else to do for the theologians but wait.
1952 The USA detonated the world's first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb on November 1, 1952. Codenamed Ivy Mike, it was detonated on the island of Elugelab in Enewetak Atoll, in the now independent island nation of the Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Ivy. The 82 short tons (74 metric tons) "Mike" device was essentially a building that resembled a factory. Due to its physical size and fusion fuel type (cryogenic liquid deuterium), it was not suitable for use as a deliverable weapon.
1954 The Algerian war of Independence was started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) on November 1, 1954, The brutality of the methods employed by the occupying army resulted in discredited French prestige abroad. The conflict ended with Algerian independence in 1962.
1952 The USA detonated the world's first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb on November 1, 1952. Codenamed Ivy Mike, it was detonated on the island of Elugelab in Enewetak Atoll, in the now independent island nation of the Marshall Islands, as part of Operation Ivy. The 82 short tons (74 metric tons) "Mike" device was essentially a building that resembled a factory. Due to its physical size and fusion fuel type (cryogenic liquid deuterium), it was not suitable for use as a deliverable weapon.
1954 The Algerian war of Independence was started by members of the National Liberation Front (FLN) on November 1, 1954, The brutality of the methods employed by the occupying army resulted in discredited French prestige abroad. The conflict ended with Algerian independence in 1962.
1955 The Vietnam War was a war following the division of Indochina under the 1954 Geneva Convention into the separate states of North and South Vietnam. The conflict lasted from November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975,
1955 Jack Gilbert Graham killed 44 people including his mom aboard United Airlines Flight 629 near Longmont, Colorado using a dynamite time bomb on November 1, 1955. Graham planted the bomb in his mother's suitcase in an apparent move to claim life insurance money. After arresting Graham federal agents learned that it was not in fact a federal crime to blow up an airplane. Colorado instead charged the man for the single murder of his mother.
1963 John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed "I Wanna Be Your Man" as a gift to the Rolling Stones, while the Stones watched them, in the Stones' own recording studio. The Beatles musicians' creative flourish was so impressive that it inspired Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to start composing their own songs. Released as their second single on November 1, 1963, the Stones' version was an early hit, peaking at #12 on the British chart.
1981 Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on November 1, 1981, with Elizabeth II as the first Queen of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda had been a British colony for over 300 years. The islands gained internal autonomy in 1967, but they remained under British rule until 1981.
1982 Honda became the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio on November 1, 1982. The Honda Accord was the first car produced there.
1993 The Maastricht Treaty was signed by members of the European Community at the Limburg Province government building in Maastricht, Netherlands. The treaty came into force on November 1, 1993, creating the European Union and the single European currency, the euro.
2011 The famous ruby, the 4lb, 8500 carat Liberty Bell Ruby, was found in East Africa in the 1950s. The $2 million gem was stolen from a jewelers on November 1, 2011. On February 20, 2014, four men were arrested and indicted for the heist. Police have little hope that the Liberty Bell Ruby will be recovered.
1955 Jack Gilbert Graham killed 44 people including his mom aboard United Airlines Flight 629 near Longmont, Colorado using a dynamite time bomb on November 1, 1955. Graham planted the bomb in his mother's suitcase in an apparent move to claim life insurance money. After arresting Graham federal agents learned that it was not in fact a federal crime to blow up an airplane. Colorado instead charged the man for the single murder of his mother.
1963 John Lennon and Paul McCartney completed "I Wanna Be Your Man" as a gift to the Rolling Stones, while the Stones watched them, in the Stones' own recording studio. The Beatles musicians' creative flourish was so impressive that it inspired Mick Jagger and Keith Richards to start composing their own songs. Released as their second single on November 1, 1963, the Stones' version was an early hit, peaking at #12 on the British chart.
1981 Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth of Nations on November 1, 1981, with Elizabeth II as the first Queen of Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda had been a British colony for over 300 years. The islands gained internal autonomy in 1967, but they remained under British rule until 1981.
1982 Honda became the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in Marysville, Ohio on November 1, 1982. The Honda Accord was the first car produced there.
1993 The Maastricht Treaty was signed by members of the European Community at the Limburg Province government building in Maastricht, Netherlands. The treaty came into force on November 1, 1993, creating the European Union and the single European currency, the euro.
2011 The famous ruby, the 4lb, 8500 carat Liberty Bell Ruby, was found in East Africa in the 1950s. The $2 million gem was stolen from a jewelers on November 1, 2011. On February 20, 2014, four men were arrested and indicted for the heist. Police have little hope that the Liberty Bell Ruby will be recovered.
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