November 1 is:
National Bison Day
All Saint’s Day, also known as All Hallows’ Day,
October 31 to November 2 – Day of the Dead (Mexico)
By the late 20th century in most regions of Mexico, practices had developed to honor dead children and infants on November 1, and to honor deceased adults on November 2. November 1 is generally referred to as Día de los Inocentes (“Day of the Innocents”) but also as Día de los Angelitos (“Day of the Little Angels”); November 2 is referred to as Día de los Muertos or Día de los Difuntos (“Day of the Dead”).
October 31/November 1 – Samhain, Celtic and Pagan celebration marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the year.
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, went on display in 1512. A virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel is available.
The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, was first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage of 1520.
1604 William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first performed, at Whitehall Palace in London. The four central characters are Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his beloved wife, Desdemona; his loyal lieutenant, Cassio; and his trusted but unfaithful ensign, Iago. Its themes include racism, love, jealousy, betrayal, revenge and repentance.
On this date in 1765, the British Parliament enacted the Stamp Act on the 13 colonies in order to help pay for British military operations in North America.
Edmund Burke published Reflections on the Revolution in France, in 1790 in which he predicts that the French Revolution will end in a disaster.
Birthday of Stephen Crane (November 1, 1871), American author famous for “The Red Badge of Courage”
1896 – A picture showing the bare breasts of a woman appeared in National Geographic magazine for the first time.
American photographer Ansel Adams took a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico on November 1, 1941. It would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
Former First Lady, Mamie Eisenhower, wife of President Dwight Eisenhower, died on this day in 1979.
Honda became the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States with the opening of their factory in 1982 at Marysville, Ohio. The Honda Accord was the first car produced there.
November 1, 1993 – The European Union was officially created.