This day from the past, November 1st, is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 60 days remaining until the end of the year. → 1512 - Sistine Chapel ceiling opens to public. The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelos finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time. → 1520 - The Strait of Magellan discovered. → 1555 - After being persecuted in France, the Huguenots found a colony in Brazil. → 1604 - William Shakespeares tragedy ‘Othello’ is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. → 1613 - Samuel Argall burns, loots and destroys the Port Royal settlement while Biencourt is absent; English expedition from the Virginia Company against Acadia leaves November 13, Annapolis, Nova Scotia. → 1683 - The British crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties. → 1755 - There had been no warning for the people of Lisbon, Portugal when the walls of their beautiful, tall buildings came tumbling down. A powerful ... we don’t know where it stood on the Richter scale ’cause Richter wasn’t born yet ... earthquake, felt across the European continent, rocked the city three times causing destruction of property, fires and a tsunami. Over 60,000 dies, most drowning in the enormous tidal wave. → 1765 - The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America. → 1787 - Nova Scotia Bishop Charles Inglis opens University of Kings College, Canadas oldest. → 1809 - John Molsons steamboat ‘Accommodation’ departs on its First voyage to Québec City; from Montréal in less than three days; North Americas First regular steamship service. → 1848 - The first medical school exclusively for women opened its doors -- to twelve students. The Boston Female Medical School was founded by Samuel Gregory. Twenty-six years later, the school merged with Boston University School of Medicine becoming one of the first coed, medical colleges in the world. → 1859 - The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles (31 km) in good conditions. → 1861 - American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott. → 1864 - Money orders were sold by the U.S. Post Office as a safe way to make payments by mail. → 1870 - In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast. → 1871 - Stephen Crane born, novelist: The Red Badge of Courage; dies June 5, 1900. → 1894 - Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show. → 1894 - The publication, Billboard Advertising, made it to desks for the first time. The periodical cost 10 cents. A subscription to the weekly magazine currently costs about $250 a year and is known as Billboard, the longtime bible of the radio and music industry. → 1894 - Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris. → 1896 - A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time. → 1913 - Knute Rockne and the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame beat Army at West Point, 35-13. Notre Dame had been an unknown in college football. What turned it around was the attention of thousands as Rockne handed Army its first loss of the season, thanks to a new secret weapon: the forward pass. → 1914 - World War I - The Battle of Coronel. In a crushing victory, a German naval squadron commanded by Vice-Admiral Maximilian von Spee sinks two British armored cruisers with all aboard off the southern coast of Chile on November 1, 1914, in the Battle of Coronel. → 1915 - Parris Island is officially designated a United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot. → 1918 - 97 die in NYC subways worst accident. → 1920 - James J. Kilpatrick born, journalist, TV: 60 Minutes: Point-Counterpoint; dies Aug 15, 2010. → 1920 - American fishing schooner ‘Esperanto’ defeats the Canadian fishing schooner ‘Delawana’ in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax. → 1924 - On this day, William Tilghman is murdered by a corrupt prohibition agent who resented Tilghmans refusal to ignore local bootlegging operations. Tilghman, one of the famous marshals who brought law and order to the Wild West, was 71 years old. → 1924 - First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins debut defeating the Montreal Maroons at home 2-1. However, success would not be common for the first year Bruins as they lost their next 11 games on the way to finishing in last place with a 6-24 record. → 1926 - Betsy Palmer (Patricia Bromek) born, TV panelist: I’ve Got a Secret, What’s It For, Masquerade Party; TV host: Today; actress: Knots Landing, The Last Angry Man, It Could Happen to Jane, Mr. Roberts, Friday the 13th series; columnist: Chicago Tribune. → 1935 - Gary Player born, World Golf Hall of Famer: British Open champion [1959, 1968, 1974]; Masters [1961, 1974, 1978]; PGA [1962, 1972]; PGA Seniors [1986, 1988, 1990]; U.S. Senior Open [1987, 1988]. → 1937 - ‘Whispering’ Bill (James) Anderson born, songwriter: Still, City Lights, I Missed Me, Happy Birthday to Me; singer: Three Times a Lady, My Life, 8x10; [w/Jan Howard]: For Loving You, If It’s All the Same to You, Someday We’ll Be Together; member of Grand Ole Opry. → 1937 - The first broadcast of Hilltop House was aired on CBS radio; while on NBC radio, the comic strip character Terry and the Pirates debuted. → 1939 - Aviation - Trans-Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights between Montréal and Vancouver, BC. → 1939 - First jet plane, Heinkel He 178, demonstrated to German Air Ministry. → 1939 - First artificially inseminated rabbit. → 1940 - Barry Sadler born, songwriter, singer: Ballad of the Green Berets; dies Nov 5, 1989. → 1941 - Robert Foxworth born, actor: Falcon Crest, Storefront Lawyers, Frankenstein, Damien: Omen 2, Double Standard, Ants. → 1941 - World War II - FDR puts Coast Guard under control of the Navy. On this day in 1941, President Roosevelt announces that the U.S. Coast Guard will now be under the direction of the U.S. Navy, a transition of authority usually reserved only for wartime. → 1942 - Larry Flynt born, magazine publisher: Hustler. → 1942 - Marcia Wallace born, actress: The Bob Newhart Show, My Mom’s a Werewolf; Emmy Award-winning voice-over: Mrs. Karbappel: The Simpson’s [1991-1992]; dies Oct 25, 2013. → 1944 - The whimsical tale about an invisible rabbit named Harvey opened in New York City. One year later, the play by Mary Chase won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Movie fans remember the classic film, starring Jimmy Stewart in one of his most famous roles. → 1946 - New York Knicks beat Toronto Huskies in the first ever pro basketball game. → 1947 - The famous racehorse, Man o’ War, dies. His funeral was attended by over 2,500 people. Man o’ War was so famous that, while a stud in retirement, his guest book listed over 2,000,000 names! → 1947 - Eddy Arnold began a 21-week run at #1 on U.S. country music charts with I’ll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms). It was the biggest hit of Arnold’s illustrious career. → 1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists attempted to assassinate President Harry S Truman at Blair House, Washington, DC (where the Truman’s were living during a three-year renovation of the White House). One of the gunman and one White House policemen were killed. → 1951 - Operation Buster-Jangle: Six thousand five hundred American soldiers are exposed to Desert Rock atomic explosions for training purposes in Nevada. Participation is not voluntary. → 1951 - First atomic explosion witnessed by troops, was at Yucca Flat, Nevada. Members of the 1st Battalion, 188th Airborne Infantry Regiment from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, were the first unwitting test participants to be sent to that facility by the Atomic Energy Commission and The Department of Defense in a series of nuclear tests, code named Buster-Jangle. → 1952 - Foster Hewitt calls the play-by play on CBLT-TV, Toronto as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Boston Bruins 2-1 in an NHL game; this is Canadas First English-language hockey telecast. → 1952 - I Went to Your Wedding by Patti Page topped the charts. → 1956 - Second Springhill mine disaster; 39 miners are killed, but rescuers soon save another 89 trapped men. From 1881 to 1969, 424 miners lose their lives at Springhill, Nova Scotia. → 1957 - The Mackinac Straits Bridge, between Michigan’s upper and lower peninsulas, opened to traffic. At the time, it was the world’s longest suspension bridge -- and is still one of the longest in the world -- at five miles long, with a main span of 3,800 feet/1,158 meters. → 1957 - Lyle Lovett born, Grammy Award-winning singer: Best Male Country Vocal [1989]; Cowboy Man, songwriter: This Old Porch [w/Robert Earl Keen], You Can’t Resist It, Closing Time, If I Had a Boat; actor: Ready to Wear, Short Cuts, The Player. → 1958 - Its All In The Game by Tommy Edwards topped the charts. → 1959 - Jacques Plante is the first goalie to wear a facemask. On November 1, 1959, Montreal Canadien Jacques Plante becomes the first NHL goaltender to wear a full facemask. Montreal Maroon Clint Benedict had worn a leather half-mask for a brief time in 1930, after an errant puck smashed his nose and cheekbone—but it blocked his vision, he said, and he took it off after only a few games. By contrast, Plante wore his mask from then on. A few seasons later, his idea began to catch on, and soon almost every keeper in the league wore a mask. → 1964 - Chart Toppers - ‘Baby Love’ - The Supremes; ‘Last Kiss’ - J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers; ‘Let It Be Me’ - Betty Everett & Jerry Butler; ‘I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)’ - Buck Owens. → 1964 - Vietnam War - Military and political situation in South Vietnam deteriorates. One year after the overthrow and assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem, the situation in South Vietnam is deteriorating in both the military and political spheres. → 1966 - Apple Jacks cereal was trademark registered. → 1967 - Newman stars in Cool Hand Luke. On this day in 1967, Cool Hand Luke, starring Paul Newman as a tough, anti-authoritarian, poker-playing prisoner, debuts in theaters. → 1968 - The current movie rating system of G, M, R, X followed by PG-13 and now NC-17, went into effect. → 1968 - George Harrison’s soundtrack LP, Wonderwall, was released. It was the first solo album by one of The Beatles. The album was also the first on the new Apple label. → 1969 - ‘Abbey Road’, by The Beatles, was #1 on U.S. album charts. Although ‘Let It Be’ was the last Beatles album of new material to be released, ‘Abbey Road’ was, in fact, the last album The Beatles recorded. → 1969 - Suspicious Minds by Elvis Presley topped the charts. → 1971 - The first Eisenhower dollar coins were put into circulation by the U.S. Mint. The coins were minted from 1971 to 1978. → 1975 - Island Girl by Elton John topped the charts. → 1978 - Wayne Gretzky is acquired by the Edmonton Oilers. → 1980 - Woman in Love by Barbra Streisand topped the charts. → 1982 - Honda becomes the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of its factory in Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord is the first car produced there. → 1983 - Actor & comedian George Burns signs 5 year contract w/ Caesars World at age 87. → 1985 - Bill Gates and Microsoft launched Microsoft Windows for the first time - it would of course be followed by several improved versions. → 1986 - True Colors by Cyndi Lauper topped the charts. → 1987 - Tom Watson won the first Nabisco Championship (later named the Tour Championship) of Golf by two strokes over Chip Beck. Watson scooped up $384,000 in prize money -- the biggest payoff in golf to that day. → 1989 - East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West. → 1994 - The Chicago Bulls retired Michael Jordan’s uniform (No. 23) and put it on display at the United Center. A sculpture was later commissioned and placed outside the arena with the inscription, “The Best There Ever Was. The Best There Ever Will Be.” → Those were the days, my friend. We thought they’d never end...Ω
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