November 1
1512 - Michelangelo's paintings in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time.
1755 - An earthquake and resulting fires and tsunami leveled Lisbon, Portugal and claimed more than 70,000 lives.
1765 - The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, went into effect, which prompted stiff resistance from American colonists.
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.
1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
1894 - Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia, succeeding his late father Alexander III.
1936 - Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. (One of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer.)
1952 - The United States detonated its first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.
1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika.
1982 - The first Japanese car produced in the U.S. rolled off the assembly line at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio.
1989 - East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West.
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, which established the European Union.
1995 - Peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present.
Birthdays
20 - Jayden Bartels (actress)
27 - Kaylee Bryant (actress)
33 - Anthony Ramos (actor)
38 - Penn Badgley (actor)
40 - Natalia Tena (actress)
42 - LA Knight (professional wrestler)
47 - Steve Hutchinson (football player)
51 - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress)
52 - Jenny McCarthy (actress/model/TV host)
52 - Toni Collette (actress)
61 - "Big Kenny" Alphin (singer)
62 - Anthony Kiedis (singer)
67 - Love Lovett (singer)
77 - Ted Hendricks (football player)
89 - Gary Player (golfer)
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Today in Sports History - November 1
1913 - Notre Dame defeated Army 35-13. It was the first time the forward pass was used as a main offensive weapon in football.
1924 - The Boston Bruins and Montreal Maroons join the NHL; the Bruins become the first American team to join the league.
1938 - In a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the "Race of the Century" at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
1946 - The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the inaugural game of the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA.
1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask.
1964 - Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda attempts an AFL record 68 passes (with 37 completions) in a 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
1964 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) became the first NFL player to exceed 10,000 yards rushing.
1966 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award.
1966 - The NFL awards a franchise to the New Orleans Saints; the name "Saints" alluding to November 1st being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith.
1982 - MLB owners vote to not renew the contract of commissioner Bowie Kuhn; he would ultimately be replaced by Peter Ueberroth.
1987 - The New York Jets retire Don Maynard's #13.
1994 - The Chicago Bulls retire Michael Jordan's #23.
1997 - Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne records his 250th career win in a 67-7 rout of Oklahoma; Osborne, in his 25th season, reaches 250 wins faster than any other coach in NCAA history at 301 games.
1998 - Steve Young and Jerry Rice connect for their 80th career touchdown with the San Francisco 49ers, surpassing the old NFL record held by the Miami Dolphins tandem of Dan Marino and Mark Clayton.
2000 - Pat Riley becomes the second coach in NBA history to accumulate 1,000 career victories.
2001 - Dan Neil (Denver Broncos) was fined $15,000 for an illegal block that broke the leg of Bryan Cox (New England Patriots).
2003 - Arkansas defeats Kentucky 71-63 in seven overtimes, tying the NCAA record for longest college football game in history.
2003 - John Gagliardi ties Eddie Robinson as college football's career victories leader with his 408th win, guiding Division III St. John's to a 15-12 victory over St. Thomas.
2003 - University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald establishes a new NCAA record with a touchdown reception in his 14th straight game.
2007 - Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Martina Hingis admits testing positive for cocaine during Wimbledon; maintaining her innocence, she retires from tennis citing no desire to fight with anti-doping authorities.
2007 - Joe Torre, the winningest manager in MLB history signs a 3-year, $13 million contract to leave the New York Yankees for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2010 - The San Francisco Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in five games to win the World Series, their first championship since moving from New York in 1958.
2015 - The Kansas City Royals defeat the New York Mets in five games to win their second World Series championship.
2017 - The Houston Astros defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win their first World Series.
2023 - The Texas Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first World Series.
1512 - Michelangelo's paintings in the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time.
1755 - An earthquake and resulting fires and tsunami leveled Lisbon, Portugal and claimed more than 70,000 lives.
1765 - The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, went into effect, which prompted stiff resistance from American colonists.
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.
1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.
1894 - Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia, succeeding his late father Alexander III.
1936 - Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. (One of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer.)
1952 - The United States detonated its first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.
1957 - The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal into orbit, a dog named Laika.
1982 - The first Japanese car produced in the U.S. rolled off the assembly line at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio.
1989 - East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West.
1993 - The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, which established the European Union.
1995 - Peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present.
Birthdays
20 - Jayden Bartels (actress)
27 - Kaylee Bryant (actress)
33 - Anthony Ramos (actor)
38 - Penn Badgley (actor)
40 - Natalia Tena (actress)
42 - LA Knight (professional wrestler)
47 - Steve Hutchinson (football player)
51 - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (actress)
52 - Jenny McCarthy (actress/model/TV host)
52 - Toni Collette (actress)
61 - "Big Kenny" Alphin (singer)
62 - Anthony Kiedis (singer)
67 - Love Lovett (singer)
77 - Ted Hendricks (football player)
89 - Gary Player (golfer)
============================
Today in Sports History - November 1
1913 - Notre Dame defeated Army 35-13. It was the first time the forward pass was used as a main offensive weapon in football.
1924 - The Boston Bruins and Montreal Maroons join the NHL; the Bruins become the first American team to join the league.
1938 - In a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the "Race of the Century" at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
1946 - The New York Knicks defeated the Toronto Huskies 68-66 in the inaugural game of the Basketball Association of America, a forerunner of the NBA.
1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask.
1964 - Houston Oilers quarterback George Blanda attempts an AFL record 68 passes (with 37 completions) in a 24-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
1964 - Jim Brown (Cleveland Browns) became the first NFL player to exceed 10,000 yards rushing.
1966 - Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers becomes the first three-time winner of the Cy Young Award.
1966 - The NFL awards a franchise to the New Orleans Saints; the name "Saints" alluding to November 1st being All Saints Day in the Catholic faith.
1982 - MLB owners vote to not renew the contract of commissioner Bowie Kuhn; he would ultimately be replaced by Peter Ueberroth.
1987 - The New York Jets retire Don Maynard's #13.
1994 - The Chicago Bulls retire Michael Jordan's #23.
1997 - Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne records his 250th career win in a 67-7 rout of Oklahoma; Osborne, in his 25th season, reaches 250 wins faster than any other coach in NCAA history at 301 games.
1998 - Steve Young and Jerry Rice connect for their 80th career touchdown with the San Francisco 49ers, surpassing the old NFL record held by the Miami Dolphins tandem of Dan Marino and Mark Clayton.
2000 - Pat Riley becomes the second coach in NBA history to accumulate 1,000 career victories.
2001 - Dan Neil (Denver Broncos) was fined $15,000 for an illegal block that broke the leg of Bryan Cox (New England Patriots).
2003 - Arkansas defeats Kentucky 71-63 in seven overtimes, tying the NCAA record for longest college football game in history.
2003 - John Gagliardi ties Eddie Robinson as college football's career victories leader with his 408th win, guiding Division III St. John's to a 15-12 victory over St. Thomas.
2003 - University of Pittsburgh wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald establishes a new NCAA record with a touchdown reception in his 14th straight game.
2007 - Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Martina Hingis admits testing positive for cocaine during Wimbledon; maintaining her innocence, she retires from tennis citing no desire to fight with anti-doping authorities.
2007 - Joe Torre, the winningest manager in MLB history signs a 3-year, $13 million contract to leave the New York Yankees for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2010 - The San Francisco Giants defeated the Texas Rangers in five games to win the World Series, their first championship since moving from New York in 1958.
2015 - The Kansas City Royals defeat the New York Mets in five games to win their second World Series championship.
2017 - The Houston Astros defeat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games to win their first World Series.
2023 - The Texas Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games to win their first World Series.
