Historical events commemorated on November 1

November 1 marks several significant historical milestones. In 1938, the horse Seabiscuit defeated War Admiral in the “Race of the Century” at Pimlico Race Course.

Other notable events include the 1512 inauguration of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling at the Vatican, the 1755 earthquake in Lisbon, Portugal, which caused massive destruction, and the 1765 implementation of the British Stamp Act.

In the United States, President John Adams moved into the White House in 1800, and in 1950, an assassination attempt was made on President Harry S. Truman at Blair House. Additionally, the U.S. conducted its first thermonuclear hydrogen bomb test, operation Mike, in 1952.