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01 Nov 0079
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Pompei buried by Mt Vesuvius
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01 Nov 0365
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The Alemanni cross the Rhine and invade Gaul. Emperor Valentinian I moves to Paris to command the army and defend the Gallic cities. |
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01 Nov 0996
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1st use of name "Austria" for Ostarrichi / in oorkonde
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01 Nov 0996
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Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk, Bishop of Freising, which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi (Austria in Old High German). |
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01 Nov 1141
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Empress Matilda's reign as 'Lady of the English' ends with Stephen of Blois regaining the title of King of England. |
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01 Nov 1179
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Philip II is crowned King of France. |
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01 Nov 1210
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King John of England begins imprisoning Jews
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01 Nov 1214
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The port city of Sinope surrenders to the Seljuq Turks. |
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01 Nov 1248
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Earl Willem II of Holland crowned as RC German Emperor
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01 Nov 1348
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The anti-royalist Union of Valencia attacks the Jews of Murviedro on the pretext that they are serfs of the King of Valencia and thus "royalists". |
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01 Nov 1349
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Duke of Brabant orders execution of all Jews in Brussels, accusing them of poisoning the wells
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01 Nov 1462
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Archduke Albrecht VI van Habsburg occupies Vienna
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01 Nov 1503
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Pope Julius II is elected. |
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01 Nov 1512
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The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. |
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01 Nov 1520
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The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage. |
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01 Nov 1555
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French Huguenots establish the France Antarctique colony in present-day Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. |
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01 Nov 1570
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Netherlands hit by flood disaster, 1,000s killed
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01 Nov 1570
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The All Saints' Flood devastates the Dutch coast. |
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01 Nov 1604
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William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London. |
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01 Nov 1612
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(22 October O.S.) Time of Troubles in Russia: Moscow, Kitay-gorod, is captured by Russian troops under command of Dmitry Pozharsky |
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01 Nov 1623
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Fire at Plymouth, Massachusetts destroys several buildings
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01 Nov 1628
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French King Louis XIII occupies La Rochelle
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01 Nov 1671
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French King Louis XIV and RC German Emperor Leopold I sign secret anti-Dutch treaty
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01 Nov 1683
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The British Crown colony of New York is subdivided into 12 counties. |
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01 Nov 1688
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William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution. |
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01 Nov 1721
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Prince Eugenius of Savoye unveals statue of himself
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01 Nov 1755
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Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000
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01 Nov 1755
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In Portugal, Lisbon is totally devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami, killing between 60,000 and 90,000 people. |
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01 Nov 1765
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Stamp Act goes into effect in British colonies
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01 Nov 1765
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The British Parliament enacts the Stamp Act on the Thirteen Colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America. |
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01 Nov 1776
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Mission San Juan Capistrano founded in California
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01 Nov 1784
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Maryland grants citizenship to Lafayette and his descendents
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01 Nov 1787
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1st free school in NYC (African Free School) opens
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01 Nov 1790
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Edmund Burke publishes Reflections on the Revolution in France, in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster. |
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01 Nov 1800
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1st President to live in White House (John Adams)
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01 Nov 1800
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John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House). |
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01 Nov 1805
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Napoleon Bonaparte invades Austria during the War of the Third Coalition. |
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01 Nov 1814
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Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France in the Napoleonic Wars. |
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01 Nov 1834
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1st published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game)
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01 Nov 1848
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In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens. |
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01 Nov 1849
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Dutch government of Thorbecke forms
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01 Nov 1859
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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. |
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01 Nov 1861
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Gen George B McClellan made general in chief of Union armies
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01 Nov 1861
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American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as the commander of the Union Army, replacing General Winfield Scott. |
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01 Nov 1863
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Fortifications built on Angel Island (SF Bay) by troops
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01 Nov 1865
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Zutphen-Fishing Dutch railway opens
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01 Nov 1866
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1st Civil Rights Bill passes
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01 Nov 1867
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"Harpers Bazaar" publishes
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01 Nov 1869
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Deli Me forms T B V tobacco in Sumatra
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01 Nov 1870
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US Weather Bureau begins operations (24 locations)
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01 Nov 1870
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In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast. |
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01 Nov 1876
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King Willem III opens North Sea Canal (Amsterdam-IJmuiden)
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01 Nov 1876
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New Zealand's provincial government system is dissolved. |
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01 Nov 1877
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Dutch government of Heemskerk-Van Lynden resigns
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01 Nov 1878
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Edward Scripps and John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)
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01 Nov 1884
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The Gaelic Athletic Association is set up in Hayes's Hotel in Thurles, County Tipperary. |
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01 Nov 1885
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Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Immortale Dei
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01 Nov 1886
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Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka is established with 37 students. |
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01 Nov 1889
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North and South Dakota entered the union as the 39th and 40th states
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01 Nov 1894
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Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris
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01 Nov 1894
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Nicholas II becomes the new (and last) Tsar of Russia after his father, Alexander III, dies. |
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01 Nov 1894
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Thomas Edison films American sharpshooter Annie Oakley, which is instrumental in her hiring by Buffalo Bill for his Wild West Show. |
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01 Nov 1896
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1st bare women breast (Zulu) to appear in National Geographic Magazine
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01 Nov 1896
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A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appears in National Geographic magazine for the first time. |
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01 Nov 1897
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The first Library of Congress building opens its doors to the public. The Library had been housed in the Congressional Reading Room in the U.S. Capitol. |
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01 Nov 1901
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Sigma Phi Epsilon, the largest national male collegiate fraternity, is established at Richmond College, in Richmond, Virginia. |
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01 Nov 1910
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1st issue of "Crisis" published by editor W E B Du Bois
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01 Nov 1911
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The first dropping of a bomb from an aircraft in combat, during the Italo-Turkish War. |
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01 Nov 1913
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Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, 1st to use forward pass effectively
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01 Nov 1914
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Connie Mack asks waivers on Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank and Chief Colby
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01 Nov 1914
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German-British fleet battle at Coronel, Chile
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01 Nov 1914
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Von Hindenburg named marshal of Eastern front
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01 Nov 1914
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World War I: The first British Royal Navy defeat of the war with Germany, the Battle of Coronel, is fought off of the western coast of Chile, in the Pacific, with the loss of HMS Good Hope and HMS Monmouth. |
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01 Nov 1914
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World War I: The Australian Imperial Force (AIF) departed by ship in a single convoy from Albany, Western Australia bound for Egypt. |
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01 Nov 1915
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Parris Island is officially designated a United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot. |
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01 Nov 1916
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Pavel Milyukov delivers in the State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government. |
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01 Nov 1917
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In WWI, the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat
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01 Nov 1918
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102 die in a NYC BMT subway derailment at Malbone Street Brooklyn
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01 Nov 1918
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Yugoslav battleship Viribus Unitis sunk by Italians
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01 Nov 1918
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Malbone Street Wreck: The worst rapid transit accident in US history occurs under the intersection of Malbone Street and Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, New York City, with at least 102 deaths. |
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01 Nov 1918
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Western Ukraine gains its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. |
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01 Nov 1918
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The short-lived Banat Republic is founded. |
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01 Nov 1920
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Warren Harding elected 29th President
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01 Nov 1920
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American fishing schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian fishing schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia. |
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01 Nov 1921
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National Birth Control League & Voluntary Parenthood League merge as American Birth Control League
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01 Nov 1922
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Ottoman Empire abolished
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01 Nov 1922
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Queen Wilhelmina opens Dutch Historical Maritime museum in Amsterdam
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01 Nov 1922
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Abolition of the Ottoman Sultanate: The last sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Mehmed VI, abdicates. |
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01 Nov 1923
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Bruno E Lucander forms Aero E / Y (Finnair)
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01 Nov 1924
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1st US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded
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01 Nov 1924
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Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals
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01 Nov 1925
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VARA, Vereniging van Workers Radio Amateurs forms in Amsterdam
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01 Nov 1926
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Air Commerce Act passes
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01 Nov 1928
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Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6384 km
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01 Nov 1928
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The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used with the Latin alphabet, comes into force in Turkey. |
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01 Nov 1929
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Lundy, part of British Isles, issue their own stamps
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01 Nov 1931
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Dupont introduces synthetic rubber
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01 Nov 1932
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Wernher von Braun named head of German liquid-fuel rocket program
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01 Nov 1936
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Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis"
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01 Nov 1937
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Stalinists execute Pastor Paul Hamberg and seven members of Azerbaijan's Lutheran community. |
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01 Nov 1938
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German Colonel-General Gerd von Runstedt retires
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01 Nov 1938
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NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP
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01 Nov 1938
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Seabiscuit beats War Admiral in a match race at Pimlico
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01 Nov 1938
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Seabiscuit defeats War Admiral in an upset victory during a match race deemed "the match of the century" in horse racing. |
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01 Nov 1939
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1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed
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01 Nov 1939
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1st jet plane, Heinkel He 178, demonstrated to German Air Ministry
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01 Nov 1939
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Sertum laetitiae
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01 Nov 1939
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The first rabbit born after artificial insemination is exhibited to the world. |
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01 Nov 1940
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1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
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01 Nov 1940
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Dutch "Curfew" forms (12 AM - 4 AM)
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01 Nov 1941
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Japanese marine staff officiers Suzuki / Maejima arrive in Pearl Harbor
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01 Nov 1941
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American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography. |
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01 Nov 1942
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10th day of battle at El Alamein
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01 Nov 1942
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John H Johnson publishes 1st issue of Negro Digest
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01 Nov 1942
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Vice-admiral Cunningham becomes British commander-in-chief
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01 Nov 1942
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World War II: Matanikau Offensive begins during the Guadalcanal Campaign and ends three days later with an American victory. |
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01 Nov 1943
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Dim-out ban lifted in SF Bay area
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01 Nov 1943
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US troops land on Bougainville Island on Solomon Island
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01 Nov 1943
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World War II: In the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay, United States Marines, the 3rd Marine Division, land on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands. |
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01 Nov 1943
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World War II: In support of the landings on Bougainville, U.S. aircraft carrier forces attack the huge Japanese base at Rabaul. |
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01 Nov 1944
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Zeeuws and Flanders freed
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01 Nov 1944
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World War II: Units of the British Army land at Walcheren in the Netherlands. |
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01 Nov 1945
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1st issue of Ebony magazine published by John H Johnson
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01 Nov 1945
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The official North Korean newspaper, Rodong Sinmun, is first published under the name Chongro. |
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01 Nov 1945
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Australia joins the United Nations. |
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01 Nov 1946
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Charles S Johnson becomes 1st black President of Fisk University
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01 Nov 1946
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German "Country" Nedersaksen forms
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01 Nov 1946
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Marken soccer team forms
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01 Nov 1946
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New York Knicks 1st basketball game beat Toronto Huskies 68-66
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01 Nov 1946
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WABC becomes WCBS radio in New York City
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01 Nov 1946
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WEAF radio changes call letters to WNBC (NYC)
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01 Nov 1946
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West German state of Niedersachsen formed
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01 Nov 1946
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Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, is ordained to the priesthood by Kraków's archbishop, Adam Sapieha. |
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01 Nov 1947
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"Medium & The Telephone" closes at Barrymore NYC after 211 performances
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01 Nov 1947
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1st Aloha Week Parade held in Hawaii
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01 Nov 1947
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Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose, " a large wooden airplane
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01 Nov 1947
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UN trusteeship for Nauru granted to Australia, New Zealand and the UK
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01 Nov 1948
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President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey
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01 Nov 1948
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Off southern Manchuria, 6,000 people die as a Chinese merchant ship explodes and sinks. |
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01 Nov 1948
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Athenagoras I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople is enthroned. |
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01 Nov 1950
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Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House
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01 Nov 1950
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Puerto Rican nationalists Griselio Torresola and Oscar Collazo attempt to assassinate US President Harry S. Truman at Blair House. |
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01 Nov 1950
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Pope Pius XII claims papal infallibility when he formally defines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary. |
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01 Nov 1951
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"Top Banana" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 356 performances
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01 Nov 1951
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1st atomic explosion witnessed by troops, New Mexico
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01 Nov 1951
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Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins NL MVP
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01 Nov 1951
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Brooklyn Dodger catcher Roy Campanella wins 1st of his 3 NL MVP
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01 Nov 1951
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Jet magazine founded by John H Johnson
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01 Nov 1951
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Johnny Mercers "Top Banana, " premieres in New York City
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01 Nov 1951
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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. |
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01 Nov 1952
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1st hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in Pacific Fusion occurs for 1st time on Earth
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01 Nov 1952
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Operation Ivy: The United States successfully detonates the first large hydrogen bomb, codenamed "Mike" ["M" for megaton], in the Eniwetok atoll, located in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. The explosion had a yield of ten megatons. |
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01 Nov 1953
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Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4)
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01 Nov 1953
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KCEN TV channel 6 in Temple-Waco, TX (NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1953
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KMGH TV channel 7 in Denver, CO (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1953
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WHEC TV channel 10 in Rochester, New York (CBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1953
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Andhra Pradesh attains statehood, with Kurnool as its capital. |
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01 Nov 1954
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Algeria begins rebellion against French rule
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01 Nov 1954
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General Fulgencio Batista elected President of Cuba
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01 Nov 1954
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India takes over administration of 4 French Indian settlements
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01 Nov 1954
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KUON TV channel 12 in Lincoln, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1954
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US Senate admonishes Joseph Mccarthy because of slander campaign
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01 Nov 1954
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The Front de Libération Nationale fires the first shots of the Algerian War of Independence. |
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01 Nov 1955
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Time bomb aboard United DC-6 kills 44 above Longmont, Colorado
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01 Nov 1955
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The bombing of United Airlines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner. |
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01 Nov 1956
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Delhi becomes a territory of Indian union
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01 Nov 1956
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Indian state of Madhya Pradesh forms
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01 Nov 1956
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Indian states of Punjab, Patiala and PEPSU merge as Punjab protection
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01 Nov 1956
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Nagy government of Hungary withdraws from Warsaw Pact
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01 Nov 1956
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Nobel for physics awarded to Shockley, Brattain and Bardeen
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01 Nov 1956
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Laetamur admodum
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01 Nov 1956
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The Indian states Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and Mysore State are formally created under the States Reorganisation Act. |
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01 Nov 1956
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In India, Kanyakumari district is joined to Tamil Nadu state from Kerala. |
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01 Nov 1956
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The Springhill mining disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia kills 39 miners; 88 are rescued. |
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01 Nov 1957
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KVII TV channel 7 in Amarillo, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1957
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KXGN TV channel 5 in Glendive, MT (CBS / NBC / ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1957
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WICZ TV channel 40 in Binghamton, New York (NBC) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1957
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World longest suspension bridge opens (Mackinac Straits, Michigan)
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01 Nov 1957
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The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. |
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01 Nov 1959
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1st NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante)
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01 Nov 1959
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Jim Brown scores 5 TDs in Cleveland Browns 38-31 win over Baltimore
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01 Nov 1959
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Patrice Lumumba arrested in Belgian Congo
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01 Nov 1959
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WOV-AM in NYC changes call letters to WADO
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01 Nov 1959
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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jacques Plante wears a protective mask for the first time in an NHL game. |
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01 Nov 1959
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In Rwanda, Hutu politician Dominique Mbonyumutwa is beaten up by Tutsi forces, leading to a period of violence known as the wind of destruction. |
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01 Nov 1960
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Balitmore Oriole shortstop Ron Hansen voted AL Rookie of Year
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01 Nov 1960
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Benelux treaty goes into effect
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01 Nov 1960
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While campaigning for President of the United States, John F. Kennedy announces his idea of the Peace Corps. |
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01 Nov 1961
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Fifty thousand women in 60 cities participate in the inaugural Women Strike for Peace (WSP) against nuclear proliferation. |
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01 Nov 1962
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Cuban missile crisis ends, JFK says USSR is dismantling missile bases
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01 Nov 1962
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Greece enters European Common Market
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01 Nov 1962
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KYVE TV channel 47 in Yakima, WA (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1962
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USSR launches Mars 1; radio contact lost before arrival at Mars
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01 Nov 1962
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WNYC TV channel 31 in New York, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1962
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WZZM TV channel 13 in Grand Rapids, MI (ABC) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1963
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The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens. |
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01 Nov 1963
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The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins |
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01 Nov 1964
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George Blanda of Houston throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts
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01 Nov 1964
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Kansas City Chief Len Dawson passes for 6 touchdowns vs. Denver (49-39)
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01 Nov 1964
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Vietcong-assault on airport Bien Hoa at Saigon
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01 Nov 1965
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1st concert at Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco
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01 Nov 1965
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Ernie Terrel beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing
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01 Nov 1965
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Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
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01 Nov 1966
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Indian Haryana state created from Punjab; Chandigarh terr created
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01 Nov 1966
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NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day)
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01 Nov 1966
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Sandy Koufax becomes 1st 3-time Cy Young Award winner
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01 Nov 1966
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William Dana in X-15 reaches 93 km
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01 Nov 1968
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Detroit Tiger Denny McLain unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
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01 Nov 1968
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Motion Picture Association of America introduces rating system (G, M, R, X)
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01 Nov 1968
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University of Suriname opens
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01 Nov 1968
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US pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team
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01 Nov 1968
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The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X. |
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01 Nov 1970
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1st regular season Giants-Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea
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01 Nov 1970
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Discotheque in Grenoble France burns, all exits padlocked and 142 die
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01 Nov 1970
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Fire on Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, 144 die
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01 Nov 1970
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KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
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01 Nov 1970
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Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France kills 146 young people. |
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01 Nov 1971
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Eisenhower dollar put into circulation
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01 Nov 1972
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1st gay theme TV movie - "That Certain Summer"
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01 Nov 1972
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Germaoin Gagnon scores 1st Islander hat trick
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01 Nov 1973
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"Molly" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 68 performances
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01 Nov 1973
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Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor. |
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01 Nov 1973
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The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu. |
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01 Nov 1974
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Fire kills 189 in less than 25 min (Sao Paulo Brazil)
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01 Nov 1974
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UN affirms independence of Cyprus
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01 Nov 1976
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Britain gives Gilbert Island (Kiribati) self rule
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01 Nov 1976
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W German Gens Krupinski / Franke admit to being Nazis
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01 Nov 1977
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President Carter raises minimum wages of $2.30 to $3.35 for Jan 1 1981
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01 Nov 1978
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New York Yankee Ron Guidry unanimously wins AL Cy Young Award
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01 Nov 1979
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A L Webber musical "Joseph & Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, " premieres
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01 Nov 1979
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Bolivia military coup under General Busch, President Guevara flees
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01 Nov 1979
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Edward Bennett Williams buys Orioles from Hoffberger for $12.3 million
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01 Nov 1979
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Federal government made $1.5 billion loan to Chrysler
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01 Nov 1979
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In Bolivia, Colonel Alberto Natusch executes a bloody coup d'état against the constitutional government of Dr. Wálter Guevara. |
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01 Nov 1981
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1st Class Mail raised from 18 cents to 20 cents
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01 Nov 1981
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3rd meeting of Giants-Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win
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01 Nov 1981
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Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from Britain (National Day)
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01 Nov 1981
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Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Pioneer Cup Golf Tournament
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01 Nov 1981
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Antigua and Barbuda gains independence from the United Kingdom. |
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01 Nov 1982
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Andrew "Dice" Clay & George Wendt appear in "Trick or Treatment"
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01 Nov 1982
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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. |
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01 Nov 1983
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President Reagan established Dr Martin Luther King Jr holiday
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01 Nov 1984
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1st NBA game at LA Memorial Sports Arena - Clipper beat Knick, 107-105
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01 Nov 1984
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Despite Mike Bossy 4 goals Islanders lose 5-6 to Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick-77-3-4
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01 Nov 1984
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Larry Shues "Foreigner, " premieres in New York City
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01 Nov 1985
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Netherlands decides definative sites for cruise missiles
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01 Nov 1985
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Nostalgia Television begins on cable
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01 Nov 1986
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Fire in Sandoz-factory Basel, 30 tons of chemicals in the Rhine
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01 Nov 1987
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18th NYC Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01
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01 Nov 1987
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22,000 run in NYC Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01)
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01 Nov 1987
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Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship
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01 Nov 1987
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New Orleans Saints shutout Atlanta Falcons 38-0
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01 Nov 1987
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New York Jets retire Don Maynards #13
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01 Nov 1988
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Actor Jeff Goldblum and actress Gena Davis wed in Las Vegas
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01 Nov 1988
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Chris Sabo, wins NL Rookie of Year award
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01 Nov 1988
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Staten Island ferry gets 1st pay phones
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01 Nov 1989
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"Les Miserables, " opens at Curran Theatre, San Francisco
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01 Nov 1989
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Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights
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01 Nov 1990
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"Oh, Kay!" opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 77 performances
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01 Nov 1990
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Rhetoric escalates as Bush likens Saddam to Hitler
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01 Nov 1990
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Sandra Miller awarded $100 for Mike Tyson fondling her breasts
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01 Nov 1991
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New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules and Traffic signs enforced
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01 Nov 1992
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23rd NYC Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29
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01 Nov 1992
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New York Jet Al Toon becomes 10th NFL to catch a pass in 100 straight games
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01 Nov 1992
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Space Shuttle STS 52 (Columbia 13) lands (scheduled)
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01 Nov 1993
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Atlantic Radio (20 radio stations) becomes American Radio Systems
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01 Nov 1993
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STS-58 (Columbia) lands
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01 Nov 1993
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The Maastricht Treaty takes effect, formally establishing the European Union. |
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01 Nov 1994
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Moslem fundamentalists in Mostaganem Algeria murder 5 children
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01 Nov 1995
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"Tempest" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 71 performances
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01 Nov 1998
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Nichirei Golf International
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01 Nov 2000
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Serbia and Montenegro joins the United Nations. |
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01 Nov 2012
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A fuel tank truck crashes and explodes in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh killing 26 people and injuring 135. |
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