History

On November 2, 1948, Harry S. Truman narrowly won re-election as President of the United States, defeating the Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey in an election that produced one of the most famous headlines in the history of journalism — “Dewey Defeats Truman.” The headline was wrong, and the photograph of a grinning Truman holding up the offending front page ...

On November 2, 1947, Howard Hughes piloted the Hughes H-4 Hercules — better known as the Spruce Goose — on its first and only flight over Long Beach Harbor. The enormous flying boat lifted about seventy feet into the air, travelled roughly a mile, and settled back onto the water. It never flew again. In a matter of minutes, one ...

On November 2, 1930, Haile Selassie was crowned Emperor of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa, beginning a reign that lasted until 1974. The coronation was a grand state occasion, attended by representatives from nations around the world, and it formally placed the man born Tafari Makonnen on the throne of one of the few independent states in Africa. The date is ...

November 1 opens a new month with a remarkable mix of sacred and secular observances. It is All Saints’ Day in the Christian calendar, the start of the two-day Día de los Muertos celebrations in Mexico, and World Vegan Day around the globe. In 2026, November 1 falls on a Sunday, which brings first-Sunday observances and the United States’ end ...

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, born November 1, 1973, in Mangalore, India, is one of Indian cinema’s most internationally recognised faces. Raised in Mumbai after her birth on the Karnataka coast, she first trained in architecture before winning the Miss World crown in 1994 — a victory that made her a household name across India and opened the door to a film ...

Toni Collette, born November 1, 1972, in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian actress whose breakthrough came as the title character in Muriel’s Wedding (1994), the Australian comedy-drama that became an international hit. She earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Sixth Sense (1999), and her career since has ranged across comedy, drama and horror, taking in ...

Anthony Kiedis, born November 1, 1962, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is the lead singer and co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, one of the most successful rock bands of the modern era. Kiedis grew up largely in Los Angeles, where in 1983 he co-founded the band with Flea, Hillel Slovak, and Jack Irons, and he has been its lead ...

Tim Cook, born November 1, 1960, in Mobile, Alabama, is the chief executive officer of Apple and one of the most influential business leaders of the modern era. Cook studied industrial engineering at Auburn University and earned an MBA from Duke University before building a career at IBM and Compaq. He joined Apple in 1998 as senior vice president for ...

Gary Player, born November 1, 1935, in Johannesburg, South Africa, is one of the greatest golfers of all time. Along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus, he formed the sport’s celebrated “Big Three”, the trio that carried professional golf to a global audience. Player won nine major championships — three Masters, three Open Championships, two PGA Championships and one US ...

Stephen Crane, born November 1, 1871, in Newark, New Jersey, was an American writer whose brief career reshaped American fiction. The youngest of fourteen children of a Methodist minister, Crane is best known for The Red Badge of Courage, a novel of the American Civil War published in 1895. He wrote it when he was only 24 years old — ...