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Mussolini is made prime minister. Mussolini centralized all power in himself as leader of the Fascist party and attempted to create an Italian empire, ultimately in alliance with Hitler’s Germany. 1925 Scotsman John L. Baird performs first TV broadcast of moving objects. 1938 H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds is broadcast over the radio by Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre. Many panic believing it is an actual newscast about a Martian invasion. 1961 The USSR detonates "Tsar Bomba," a 50-megaton hydrogen bomb; it is still (2013) the largest explosive device of any kind over detonated.
1974 The "Rumble in the Jungle," a boxing match in Zaire that many regard as the greatest sporting event of the 20th century, saw challenger Muhammad Ali knock out previously undefeated World Heavyweight Champion George Foreman. 1975 Prince Juan Carlos becomes acting head of state in Spain, replacing the ailing dictator Gen. Francisco Franco. 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger lifts off for its final successful mission. 1991 BET Holdings Inc., becomes the first African-American company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. 2005 The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) that was destroyed during the firebombing of Dresden in WWII is rededicated. Born on October 30 1735 John Adams, second president of the United States who helped draft the Declaration of Independence and the Treaty of Paris, ending the American Revolution. 1751 Richard Sheridan, playwright (The Rivals, The School for Scandal). 1839 Alfred Sisley, landscape painter. 1857 Gertrude Atherton, novelist. 1871 Paul Valery, poet and essayist. 1896 Ruth Gordon, Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe– winning actress (Harold and Maude, Rosemary’s Baby). 1906 Hermann Fegelein, SS general of WWII who was brother-in-law to Adolf Hitler’s mistress Eva Braun. 1939 Grace Slick, singer, songwriter; lead singer for the bands The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship.
1945 Henry Winkler, actor, director, producer; rose to fame as "The Fonz" on Happy Days TV series, a role that twice earned him a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy. 1970 Tory Belleci, filmmaker and model maker known for his work on the Mythbusters TV series; also worked on two Star Wars films. October 31 1803 Congress ratifies the purchase of the entire Louisiana area in North America, adding territory to the U.S. which will eventually become 13 more states. 1838 A mob of about 200 attacks a Mormon camp in Missouri, killing 20 men, women and children. 1864 Nevada becomes the 36th state. 1941 After 14 years of work, the Mount Rushmore National
Memorial is completed. 1952 The United States explodes the first hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific. 1984 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated in New Delhi by two Sikh members of her bodyguard. 1998 Iraq announces it will no longer cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors. 1999 EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into Atlantic Ocean killing all 217 people on board. 2000 Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station. 2002 Former Enron Corp. CEO Andrew Fastow convicted on 78 counts of conspiracy, money laundering, obstruction of justice and wire fraud; the Enron collapse cost investors millions and led to new oversight legislation. Born on October 31 1795 John Keats, poet. 1802 Benoit Fourneyron, inventor of the water turbine. 1860 Juliette Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. 1896 Ethel Waters, actress and blues singer. 1917 William H. McNeil, historian (The Rise of the West). 1925 Charles Moore, influential post-modern architect. 1930 Michael Collins, U.S. astronaut. 1936 Michael Landon, actor (Bonanza, Little House on the Prairie TV series). 1937 Tom Paxton, folk singer, songwriter, musician; received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (2009). 1942 David Ogden Stiers, actor; best known for his role as stuffy Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III on M*A*S*H* TV series (1977–1983). 1961 Sir Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director, producer, screenwriter (Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit) 1961 Larry Mullen Jr., musician; drummer for U2 band. 2005 Infanta Leonor of Spain, second in line of succession to the Spanish throne. November 1
79 The city of Pompeii is buried by eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. 1923 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company buys the rights to manufacture Zeppelin dirigibles. 1936 Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini announces the Rome-Berlin axis after Count Ciano’s visit to Germany. 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. 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. Born on November 1 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). 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. 1946 Lynne Russell, journalist; first woman to anchor a nationally televised prime time news program in US (CNN
45 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. November 2 1903 London’s Daily Mirror newspaper is first published. 1923 U.S. Navy aviator H.J. Brown sets new world speed record of 259 mph in a Curtiss racer. 1926 Air Commerce Act is passed, providing federal aid for airlines and airports. 1936 The first high-definition public television transmissions begin from Alexandra Palace in north London by the BBC. 1947 Howard Hughes’ Spruce Goose flies for the first and last time. 1959 Charles Van Doren confesses that the TV quiz show 21 is fixed and that he had been given the answers to the questions asked him. 1960 A British jury determines that Lady Chatterly’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence is not obscene. 1963 South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated. 1983 President Ronald Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day. 1984 Serial killer Velma Barfield becomes the first woman executed in the US since 1962. 2000 First resident crew arrives at the International Space Station. Born on November 2 1885 Harlow Shapley, astronomer who discovered the Sun is not at the centre of the galaxy. 1906 Luchino Visconti, film director (Obsession, Death in Venice). 1913 Burt Lancaster, American film actor. 1929 Richard Taylor, Nobel Prize-winning physicist who proved the existence of quarks. 1932 Melvin Schwartz, physicist who won the Nobel Prize for work on neutrinos. 1938 Pat Buchanan, American conservative political commentator, syndicated columnist, author; a senior advisor to presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan.
1938 Queen Sofia of Spain (1975– ). 1952 Maxine Nightingale, British R&B and soul singer ("Right Back Where We Started From"). 1961 k.d. lang, Grammy-winning Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter, actress, social activist ("Constant Craving"). 1972 Samantha Womack, English actress, singer, director (TV and stage); best known for her roles as Mandy Wilkins in Game On and Ronnie Mitchell in EastEnders.