On Nov. 1 in history
In 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was established.
In 1512, the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, one of Italian artist Michelangelo's finest works, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
In 1604, William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first presented at Whitehall Palace in London.
In 1765, the Stamp Act. In the face of widespread opposition in the American colonies, the Stamp Act goes into effect. The taxation measure is designed to raise revenue for British military operations in America.
In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott.
In 1870, the United States Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
In 1890, Mississippi adopted a new state constitution aimed at barring Black voters and restoring white supremacy. The disenfranchisement clause struck all voters from the rolls and then required them to register again to vote — but only approved them if they paid poll taxes, could read and pass a quiz on the constitution.
In 1945, the first 'Ebony' magazine is published.
In 1946, first NBA game played. The New York Knickerbockers beat the Toronto Huskies, 68-66. The game was played before 7,090 fans at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
In 1950, Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman at the Blair House in Washington, D.C. Truman escaped unscathed. Torresola and Collazo were political activists and members of the extremist Puerto Rican Nationalist Party, a group fighting for full independence from the United States.
In 1952, U.S. tests first hydrogen bomb on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific.
In 1991, Clarence Thomas took his place as the newest justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
In 1993, European Union is established.
In 2021, the global death toll from COVID-19 topped 5 million, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University. (History.com 11/01/23)
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