November 1 in History
What happened on November 1 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on november 1 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on november 1 in history.
?>2000
Serbia joins the United Nations.
1982
Honda opens a plant in Marysville, Ohio, becoming the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the US.
1981
Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom.
1973
Leon Jaworski appointed as new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1968
President Lyndon B. Johnson calls a halt to bombing in Vietnam, hoping this will lead to progress at the Paris peace talks.
1968
The Motion Picture Association of America officially introduces its rating system to indicate age-appropriateness of film content.
1967
The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the streets.
1951
Algerian National Liberation Front begins guerrilla warfare against the French.
1950
Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement attempt to assassinate President Harry S Truman.
1945
John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony magazine.
1943
American troops invade Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
1936
Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini announces the Rome-Berlin axis after Count Ciano’s visit to Germany.
1936
The Rodeo Cowboy’s Association is founded.
1924
Legendary Oklahoma marshal Bill Tilghman, 71, is gunned down by a drunk in Cromwell, Oklahoma.
1923
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company buys the rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles.
1911
Italian planes perform the first aerial bombing on Tanguira oasis in Libya.
1869
Louis Riel seizes Fort Garry, Winnipeg, during the Red River Rebellion.
1866
Wild woman of the west Myra Maybelle Shirley (Belle Starr) marries James C. Reed in Collins County, Texas.
1861
Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, 50 year-veteran and leader of the U.S. Army at the onset of the Civil War, retires. General George McClellan is appointed general-in-chief of the Union armies.
1765
The Stamp Act goes into effect in the British colonies.
1755
A great earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, kills over 50,000 people.
1582
Maurice of Nassau, the son of William of Orange, becomes the governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
1512
Michelangelo’s painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time.