November 1

November 1st is known as World Vegan Day and Author’s Day.

2024

Collins Dictionary announced 'brat' as their word of the year.

2023

Collins Dictionary announced 'AI' as the most notable word in 2023.

2018

Palau's archipelago became the first country in the world to ban the use of sunscreen containing harmful chemicals that destroy reefs.

2001

Australia, Canada, and Turkey announced they would send armed forces to Afghanistan.

1993

The Maastricht Treaty came into effect, and with it, the European Union was formed.

1986

A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.

1986

Jankenteam's Alex Kidd in Miracle World was released in Japan for the Sega Master System.

1963

The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, was officially opened.

1870

President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.

1870

The United States Weather Bureau made its first comprehensive weather forecast.

1848

The first WHSmith railway bookstore opened at London Euston Railway Station, London, UK.

1800

US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.

1611

William Shakespeare had his first known performance of 'The Tempest.'

1604

The first known performance of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.

1570

The All Saints' Day Flood destroyed the Dutch and German coastlines.

1520

Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to discover the Strait of Magellan.

1512

Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling mural was presented to the public.

1210

King John of England taxed all of England's Jews for 66,000 Francs and imprisoned those who couldn't pay.