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Today's Highlights in History
On Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb, in a test at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. (Go to article.)
On Nov. 1, 1871, Stephen Crane, the American writer best known for his novel "The Red Badge of Courage," was born. Following his death on June 5, 1900, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On November 1, 1862, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Great Britain's neutrality during the American Civil War. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1512 Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were first exhibited to the public.
1604 William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" was first performed, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1765 The Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.
1861 Gen. George B. McClellan was made general-in-chief of the Union armies.
1936 In a speech in Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the alliance between his country and Nazi Germany as an "axis" running between Rome and Berlin.
1946 Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was ordained as a priest in Poland.
1950 Two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. One of the assailants was killed.
1954 The west African nation of Algeria began a rebellion against French rule.
1979 Former first lady Mamie Eisenhower died in Washington, D.C., at age 82.
1991 Clarence Thomas took his place as a justice on the Supreme Court.
1995 Bosnia peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio.
1999 Football Hall of Famer Walter Payton died of cancer at age 45.
2007 Retired Air Force Brigadier Gen. Paul Tibbets, who piloted the B-29 bomber Enola Gay that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, died at age 92.
Current Birthdays
Toni Collette turns 37 years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actress Toni Collette turns 37 years old today.
83 Betsy Palmer
Actress
74 Gary Player
Golfer
72 Bill Anderson
Country singer
70 Barbara Bosson
Actress ("Hill Street Blues")
68 Robert Foxworth
Actor
67 Larry Flynt
Magazine publisher
67 Marcia Wallace
Actress ("The Bob Newhart Show")
65 Kinky Friedman
County singer
60 Jeannie Berlin
Actress
60 David Foster
Music Producer
59 Dan Peek
Singer, musician (America)
58 Ronald Khalis Bell
Saxophonist (Kool and the Gang)
55 Keith Stegall
Country singer
52 Lyle Lovett
Country musician
51 Rachel Ticotin
Actress
50 Eddie MacDonald
Rock musician (The Alarm)
47 Mags Furuholmen
Rock singer, musician (a-ha)
47 Anthony Kiedis
Rock singer (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
46 Rick Allen
Rock musician (Def Leppard)
46 Big Kenny
Country musician (Big and Rich)
45 Sophie B. Hawkins
Singer
43 Willie D
Rapper (Geto Boys)
40 Dale Wallace
Country musician (Emerson Drive)
37 Andrew Gonzales
Rock musician
37 Jenny McCarthy
Actress
37 David Berman
Actor ("CSI")
36 Aishwarya Rai
Actress
34 Bo Bice
Rock singer ("American Idol")
23 Penn Badgley
Actor ("Gossip Girl")
Historic Birthdays
Stephen Crane
11/1/1871 - 6/5/1900
American novelist, poet and short story writer
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67 Sir Matthew Hale
11/1/1609 - 12/25/1676
English legal scholar
69 Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness
11/1/1798 - 5/19/1868
Irish brewer
62 Crawford W. Long
11/1/1815 - 6/16/1878
American physician; pioneered use of anesthetics
66 William Merritt Chase
11/1/1849 - 10/25/1916
American painter
73 Grantland Rice
11/1/1880 - 7/13/1954
American columnist
76 Sholem Asch
11/1/1880 - 7/10/1957
Polish-born American novelist and playwright
? Alfred Wegener
11/1/1880 - 11//1930
German meteorologist and geophysicist
76 Anton Flettner
11/1/1885 - 12/29/1961
German inventor
55 Sakutaro Hagiwara
11/1/1886 - 5/11/1942
Japanese poet
92 Philip Noel-Baker
11/1/1889 - 10/8/1982
British statesman
72 Sir Gavin de Beer
11/1/1899 - 6/21/1972
British zoologist
41 Nordahl Brun Grieg
11/1/1902 - 12/2/1943
Norwegian lyric poet
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