A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 1st. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On November 1, 1893, a small force of British soldiers defeated a much larger force of African warriors at the Battle of Bembezi in the South of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during the First Matabele War.
On November 1, 1896, a picture showing the unclad or bare breasts of a woman appeared in National Geographic magazine for the first time in the publication’s long history.
On November 1, 1911, the first known dropping of a bomb from an airplane in combat took place, ushering in one more way for human beings to kill each other.
On November 1, 1918, the Austro-Hungarian battleship, SMS Viribus Unitis, was sunk in the harbor at the Pola Naval Base by two Italian commandos that penetrated the harbor via a manned torpedo and placed explosives on the big ship.
On November 1, 1944, the first of what would end up to be thousands of missions by the famous Boeing B-29 Superfortress flew over Tokyo, Japan on a reconnaissance mission, the first allied aircraft over Tokyo since the 1942 Doolittle Raid.
On November 1, 1951, the US Army conducted nuclear tests in the Nevada desert that included a diabolical exercise in which 6,500 US Army troops were exposed to the effects of a nearby nuclear detonation and its associated radiation.
On November 1, 1951, the U.S. military conducted Operation Buster-Jangle in which U.S. soldiers were exposed to atomic explosions in Nevada so that the effects could be studied.
On November 1, 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) introduced a system of rating motion pictures with a letter rating system to guide audiences in choosing which movies to see, especially insofar as movies they deemed appropriate for child age groups.
On November 1, 1982, Honda Motor Company of Japan started making cars in the United States.
On November 1st, 2014, Mexicans continued their three-day celebration known as the “Day of the Dead,” which begins on October 31st and concludes on November 2nd.
On November 1st, 2017, Mexicans continued their three-day celebration known as the “Day of the Dead,” which begins on October 31st and concludes on November 2nd.
On November 1, 2017, we looked back to the previous night when we got to see a pre-screening of the new Marvel major motion picture, Thor: Ragnarok.
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, comedy-drama fans had their chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see The Holdovers at 7:00PM at Cinemark At Valley View and XD, 6001 Canal Rd., Valley View, OH 44125!
Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: Which event that occurred on today’s date would you like to learn more about?
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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