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November 1, 1998 Nichirei Golf International November 1, 1995 "Tempest" opens at Broadhurst Theater New York City for 71 performances November 1, 1994 Moslem fundamentalists in Mostaganem Algeria murder 5 children November 1, 1993 Atlantic Radio (20 radio stations) becomes American Radio Systems November 1, 1993 Last day in 1st-class cricket for Mike Whitney, NSW vs. NZ November 1, 1993 STS-58 (Columbia) lands November 1, 1992 22nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Lisa Ondieki in 2:24:40 November 1, 1992 23rd New York City Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29 November 1, 1992 New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games November 1, 1992 Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled) November 1, 1991 New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules and Traffic signs enforced November 1, 1990 "Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City for 77 performances November 1, 1990 Last of Margaret Thatcher's original government resigns, Deputy PM Howe November 1, 1990 Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts November 1, 1989 "Les Miserables," opens at Curran Theatre, San Francisco November 1, 1989 Pakistan beat West Indies by 4 wickets to win Cricket's Nehru Cup November 1, 1989 Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights November 1, 1988 Actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Gena Davis wed in Las Vegas November 1, 1988 Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award November 1, 1988 Staten Island ferry gets 1st pay phones November 1, 1987 17th New York City Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17 November 1, 1987 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01 November 1, 1987 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01) November 1, 1987 Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship November 1, 1987 New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13 November 1, 1987 New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0 November 1, 1986 Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine November 1, 1986 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Brave Raj, Capote, Lady's Secret, Last Tycoon, Manila, Skywalker, Smile at Santa Anita November 1, 1985 Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles November 1, 1985 Nostalgia Television begins on cable November 1, 1984 1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105 November 1, 1984 Larry Shues "Foreigner," premieres in New York City November 1, 1984 Willem de Kooning's "Two Women" sells for $1,980,000 November 1, 1984 Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4 November 1, 1982 Andrew "Dice" Clay and George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment" November 1, 1982 Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract November 1, 1981 1st Class Mail raised from 18 cents to 20 cents November 1, 1981 3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win November 1, 1981 Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day) November 1, 1981 Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament November 1, 1980 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test November 1, 1979 A. L. Webber musical "Joseph and Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," premieres November 1, 1979 Bolivia military coup under Gen Busch, President Guevara flees November 1, 1979 Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million November 1, 1979 Federal government makes a $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler November 1, 1979 Tanker Burmah Agate off Galveston Bay, Texas, spills 10.7 m gallons of oil, in US's worst oil spill disaster November 1, 1978 New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award November 1, 1977 Islander Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Flames 9-0-Trottier 4 goals November 1, 1977 President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981 November 1, 1977 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 1, 1976 "Don't Step on My Olive Branch" opens at Playhouse New York City for 16 performances November 1, 1976 Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule November 1, 1976 West German Gens Krupinski/Franke admit to being Nazis November 1, 1974 Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil) November 1, 1974 U.N. affirms independence of Cyprus November 1, 1973 "Molly" opens at Alvin Theater New York City for 68 performances November 1, 1972 1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer" November 1, 1972 Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick November 1, 1971 Eisenhower dollar put into circulation November 1, 1970 1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea November 1, 1970 Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die November 1, 1970 Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die November 1, 1970 KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1969 Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks November 1, 1968 "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" opens at Booth Theater New York City for 36 performances November 1, 1968 Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award November 1, 1968 Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X) November 1, 1968 U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team November 1, 1968 University of Suriname opens November 1, 1966 Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created November 1, 1966 NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day) November 1, 1966 Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner November 1, 1966 William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km November 1, 1965 1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco November 1, 1965 Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing November 1, 1965 Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt) November 1, 1964 George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts November 1, 1964 Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs Denver (49-39) November 1, 1964 Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Las Cruces Ladies' Golf Open November 1, 1964 Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon November 1, 1962 Cuban missile crisis ends, John F. Kennedy says U.S.S.R. is dismantling missile bases November 1, 1962 Greece enters European Common Market November 1, 1962 KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1962 U.S. performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island November 1, 1962 U.S.S.R. launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars November 1, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya U.S.S.R. November 1, 1962 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 1, 1962 WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1962 WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting November 1, 1960 Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year November 1, 1960 Benelux treaty goes into effect November 1, 1959 1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante) November 1, 1959 Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Balt November 1, 1959 Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo November 1, 1959 WOV-AM in New York City changes call letters to WADO November 1, 1958 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test November 1, 1957 KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, Texas (ABC) begins broadcasting November 1, 1957 KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS/NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting November 1, 1957 WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting November 1, 1957 World longest suspension bridge opens (Mackinac Straits Mich) November 1, 1956 Delhi becomes a territory of Indian union November 1, 1956 Indian state of Madhya Pradesh forms November 1, 1956 Indian states of Punjab, Patiala and PEPSU merge as Punjab protection November 1, 1956 Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact November 1, 1956 Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain and Bardeen November 1, 1956 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum November 1, 1955 Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont Colorado November 1, 1954 Algeria begins rebellion against French rule November 1, 1954 General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba November 1, 1954 India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements November 1, 1954 KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1954 U.S. Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign November 1, 1953 Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4) November 1, 1953 KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, Texas (NBC/ABC) begins broadcasting November 1, 1953 KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1953 WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting November 1, 1952 1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific November 1, 1951 "Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 356 performances November 1, 1951 1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico November 1, 1951 Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP November 1, 1951 Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP November 1, 1951 Jet magazine founded by John H. Johnson November 1, 1951 Johnny Mercers "Top Banana," premieres in New York City November 1, 1951 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 1, 1950 1st negro player in NBA, (Celtic's Charles Cooper) Ft. Wayne Ind November 1, 1950 82 degrees F highest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in Nov November 1, 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House November 1, 1948 Mao's Red army conquerors Mukden, Manchuria November 1, 1948 President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey November 1, 1947 "Medium and The Telephone" closes at Barrymore New York City after 211 performances November 1, 1947 1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii November 1, 1947 Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane November 1, 1947 U.N. trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, NZ and UK November 1, 1946 Charles S. Johnson becomes 1st black president of Fisk University November 1, 1946 Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck's right foot is amputated November 1, 1946 German "Country" Nedersaksen forms November 1, 1946 Marken soccer team forms November 1, 1946 New York Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66 November 1, 1946 Right foot of Cleveland Indian's owner Bill Veeck is amputated November 1, 1946 WABC becomes WCBS radio in New York City November 1, 1946 WEAF radio changes call letters to WNBC (New York City) November 1, 1946 West German state of Niedersachsen formed November 1, 1945 1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H. Johnson November 1, 1944 Mary Coyle Chase' "Harvey," premieres in New York City November 1, 1944 Zeeuws and Flanders freed November 1, 1943 Dim-out ban lifted in San Francisco Bay area November 1, 1943 U.S. troops land on Bougainville Island on Solomon Island November 1, 1942 10th day of battle at El Alamein November 1, 1942 John H. Johnson publishes 1st issue of Negro Digest November 1, 1942 Vice-admiral Cunningham becomes British commander-in-chief November 1, 1941 Chetniks attacks Tito's partizans in Uzice Yugoslavia November 1, 1941 Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki/Maejima arrive in Pearl Harbor November 1, 1940 1st U.S. air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa November 1, 1940 Dutch "Curfew" forms (12 AM - 4 AM) November 1, 1939 1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed November 1, 1939 1st jet plane, Heinkel He 178, demonstrated to German Air Ministry November 1, 1939 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sertum laetitiae November 1, 1938 German colonel-general Gerd von Runstedt retires November 1, 1938 NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP November 1, 1938 Seabiscuit beats War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico November 1, 1936 Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis" November 1, 1936 Rodeo Cowboy's Association founded November 1, 1935 T. S. Eliot's "Murder in the Cathedral," premieres in London November 1, 1932 Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program November 1, 1931 Dupont introduces synthetic rubber November 1, 1929 Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps November 1, 1928 1st celebration of Author's Day November 1, 1928 Bradman scores a century each innings (131 and 133*), NSW vs. Qld November 1, 1928 Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km November 1, 1926 Air Commerce Act passes November 1, 1925 VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam November 1, 1924 1st U.S. NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded November 1, 1924 Forest Peters of Montana State U hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals November 1, 1923 Bruno E. Lucander forms Aero E/Y (Finnair) November 1, 1922 Ottoman Empire abolished November 1, 1922 Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam November 1, 1921 National Birth Control League and Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League November 1, 1920 Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in New York City November 1, 1920 Warren Harding elected 29th president November 1, 1918 102 die in a New York City BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn November 1, 1918 Yugoslav battleship Viribus Unitis sunk by Italians November 1, 1917 In WW I, the 1st U.S. soldiers are killed in combat November 1, 1914 Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Colby November 1, 1914 German-British fleet battle at Coronel, Chile November 1, 1914 Pope Benedictus Xv's encyclical Ad beatissimi, against integrity November 1, 1914 Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front November 1, 1913 Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively November 1, 1910 1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois November 1, 1904 George Bernard Shaws "John Bull's Other Island," premieres in London November 1, 1896 1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Mag November 1, 1894 Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr. Roux of Paris November 1, 1889 North and South Dakota entered the union as the 39th and 40th states November 1, 1885 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei November 1, 1878 Edward Scripps and John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press) November 1, 1877 Dutch government of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns November 1, 1876 King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden) November 1, 1870 U.S. Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations) November 1, 1869 Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra November 1, 1867 "Harpers Bazaar" publishes November 1, 1866 1st Civil Rights Bill passes November 1, 1865 Zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens November 1, 1863 Averell's Raid (on)to Lewisburg, West Virginia November 1, 1863 Fortifications built on Angel Island (SF Bay) by troops November 1, 1861 Gen George B. McClellan made general in chief of Union armies November 1, 1849 Dutch government of Thorbecke forms November 1, 1848 1st U.S. woman's medical school opens (Boston) November 1, 1834 1st published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game) November 1, 1800 1st president to live in white house (John Adams) November 1, 1787 1st free school in New York City (African Free School) opens November 1, 1784 Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents November 1, 1783 Continental Army dissolved; George Washington's "Farewell Address" November 1, 1776 Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California November 1, 1765 Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies November 1, 1755 Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 November 1, 1721 Prince Eugenius of Savoye unveals statue of himself November 1, 1671 French King Louis XIV and RC German emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty November 1, 1628 French king Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle November 1, 1623 Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings November 1, 1611 Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Tempest" 1st presented November 1, 1604 William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" 1st presented November 1, 1570 Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed November 1, 1512 Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, 1st exhibited November 1, 1462 Arch duke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna November 1, 1349 Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells November 1, 1248 Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German emperor November 1, 1210 King John of England begins imprisoning Jews November 1, 996 1st use of name "Austria" for Ostarrichi/in oorkonde |