"Today is Saturday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2025. There are 60 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 1, 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. Also on this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists."
"In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1894, Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia, succeeding his late father Alexander III. In 1938, in a two-horse match, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the Race of the Century at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore."
"In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. (One of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer.) In 1982, the first Japanese car produced in the U.S. rolled off the assembly line at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio. In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West. East Germany would announce on Nov. 9 that it was opening its border crossings with West Berlin, prompting the fall of the Berlin Wall."
Nov. 1 has hosted many notable historical events spanning colonial policy, imperial succession, military appointments, sporting achievements, assassination attempts, industrial milestones, and diplomatic breakthroughs. In 1765 the Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1861 Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies. In 1894 Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia. In 1936 Benito Mussolini described the Rome–Berlin alliance as an axis. In 1938 Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral at Pimlico. In 1950 Puerto Rican nationalists attacked Blair House. In 1982 Honda produced the first Japanese car in the U.S. In 1989 East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, and in 1993 the Maastricht Treaty took effect, formally establishing the European Union; in 1995 peace talks opened in Dayton toward ending the Bosnian war.
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