Monday, November 01, 2021

History for November 1

History for November 1 - On-This-Day.com
Larry Flynt 1942
  • 1512 - Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.
  • 1765 - The British Parliament enacted The Stamp Act in the American colonies. 
  • 1870 - The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations using 24 locations that provided reports via telegraph.
  • 1879 - Thomas Edison executed his first patent application for a high-resistance carbon filament (U.S. Pat. 223,898).
  • 1936 - Benito Mussolini made a speech in Milan, Italy, in which he described the alliance between Italy and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.
  • 1950 - Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to assassinate U.S. President Harry Truman. One of the men was killed when they tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, DC.
  • 1959 - Jacques Plante, of the Montreal Canadiens, became the first goalie in the NHL to wear a mask.

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