Thursday, November 1, 2012

November 1 - Lovely





Lovely





This Day In History
1512
The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time.
1520
The Strait of Magellan, the passage immediately south of mainland South America connecting the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, is first discovered and navigated by European explorer Ferdinand Magellan during the first recorded circumnavigation voyage.
1604
William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1611
William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
1800
US President John Adams becomes the first President of the United States to live in the Executive Mansion (later renamed the White House).
1859
The current Cape Lookout, North Carolina, lighthouse is lit for the first time. Its first-order Fresnel lens can be seen for about 19 miles in good conditions.
1870
In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1920
American Fishing Schooner Esperanto defeats the Canadian Fishing Schooner Delawana in the First International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax.
1941
American photographer Ansel Adams takes a picture of a moonrise over the town of Hernandez, New Mexico that would become one of the most famous images in the history of photography.
1957
The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.
1963
The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.


Famous Birthdays
1629
St. Oliver Plunkett, Irish Catholic martyr (d. 1681)
1862
Johan Wagenaar, Dutch composer and organist (d. 1941)
1871
Stephen Crane, American writer (d. 1900)
1889
Hannah Höch, German Dada artist (d. 1978)
1923
Gordon R. Dickson, Canadian author (d. 2001)
1947
Jim Steinman, American songwriter
1949
David Foster, Canadian musician and composer
1957
Lyle Lovett, American singer
1972
Toni Collette, Australian actress
1973
Aishwarya Rai, Indian actress
1976
Matt Chapman, American cartoonist and voice actor
1984
Natalia Tena, English actress

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