HISTORY TODAY: November 01, 2017

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The city of Pompeii is buried by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

1512		Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited for the first time.
1582		Maurice of Nassau, the son of William of Orange, becomes the governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
1755		A great earthquake at Lisbon, Portugal, kills over 50,000 people.
1765		The Stamp Act goes into effect in the British colonies.
1861		Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, 50 year-veteran and leader of the U.S. Army at the onset of the Civil War, retires. General George McClellan is appointed general-in-chief of the Union armies.
1866		Wild woman of the west Myra Maybelle Shirley (Belle Starr) marries James C. Reed in Collins County, Texas.
1869		Louis Riel seizes Fort Garry, Winnipeg, during the Red River Rebellion.
1911		Italian planes perform the first aerial bombing on Tanguira oasis in Libya.
1923		Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company buys the rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles.
1924		Legendary Oklahoma marshal Bill Tilghman, 71, is gunned down by a drunk in Cromwell, Oklahoma.
1936		Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini announces the Rome-Berlin axis after Count Ciano's visit to Germany.
1936		The Rodeo Cowboy's Association is founded.
1943		American troops invade Bougainville in the Solomon Islands.
1945		John H. Johnson publishes the first issue of Ebony magazine.
1950		Two members of a Puerto Rican nationalist movement attempt to assassinate President Harry S Truman.
1951		Algerian National Liberation Front begins guerrilla warfare against the French.
1967		The first issue of Rolling Stone hits the streets.
1968		President Lyndon B. Johnson calls a halt to bombing in Vietnam, hoping this will lead to progress at the Paris peace talks.
1968		The Motion Picture Association of America officially introduces its rating system to indicate age-appropriateness of film content.
1973		Leon Jaworski appointed as new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
1981		Antigua and Barbuda gain independence from the United Kingdom.
1982		Honda opens a plant in Marysville, Ohio, becoming the first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the US.
2000		Serbia joins the United Nations.
Born on November 1
1500		Benvunuto Cellini, Italian goldsmith and sculptor.
1636		Nicholas Boileaus, French poet and historian.
1762		Spencer Perceval, the only British prime minister to be assassinated.
1798		Benjamin Lee Guinness, Irish brewer.
1818		Jems Renwick, architect.
1828		Balfour Steward, Scottish physicist and meteorologist.
1871		Stephen Crane, poet and novelist (The Red Badge of Courage).
1880		Sholem Asch, Polish-born American novelist and playwright (The Nazarene, The Mother).
1880		Grantland Rice, American sportswriter.
1902		Nordahl Brun Greig, Norwegian writer and wartime hero during WWII.
1923		Victoria de Los Angeles, Spanish opera soprano.
1930		A.R. Gurney, American playwright (Love Letters, The Dining Room).
1935		Gary Player, professional golfer from South Africa; the only non-American to win the Grand Slam; inducted into World Golf Hall of Fame 1974.
1937		Bill Anderson, country singer, songwriter; known as Whisperin' Bill, he ranked among the top country songwriters of the 1960s and '70s and has continued to pen No. 1 hits into the 21st century.
1942		Ralph Klein, Canadian politician; Premier of Alberta (1992–2006) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (1992–2006); known as "King Ralph" for his political longevity.
1944		Richard "Kinky" Friedman, singer, songwriter, humorist, author; known for his satirical lyrics and commentary ("Sold American"); ran as an independent for Governor of Texas (2006).
1946		Lynne Russell, journalist; first woman to anchor a nationally televised prime time news program in US (CNN Headline News, 1983–2001).
1950		Mitch Kapor, founder of Lotus Software and Electronic Frontier Foundation.
1958		Charlie Kaufman, screenwriter, director, producer (Being John Malkovich; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind).
1960		Tim Cook, business executive; CEO of Apple, inc. (2011– ).
1964		Karen Marie Moning, bestselling author; her Highlander and Fever series blend urban fantasy with Celtic mythology.
1967		Tina Arena (Filippina Lydia Arena), singer, songwriter, actress, record producer; first Australian to receive the Order of State; awarded Knighthood of the Order of National Merit, by the President of the French Republic (2009).
1981		LaTavia Roberson, singer, songwriter; original member of Destiny's Child group.