Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”

Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 306th time of 2024. There are 60 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Nov. 1, 1938, successful a two-horse lucifer race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown victor War Admiral by 4 lengths successful what was dubbed the “Race of the Century” astatine Pimlico Race Course successful Baltimore.

Also connected this date:

In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff absorption from American colonists.

In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott.

In 1894, Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia, succeeding his precocious begetter Alexander III.

In 1936, successful a code successful Milan, Italy, Benito Mussolini described the confederation betwixt his state and Nazi Germany arsenic an “axis” moving betwixt Rome and Berlin.

In 1950, 2 Puerto Rican nationalists tried to unit their mode into Blair House successful Washington, D.C., successful a failed effort to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. (One of the brace was killed, on with a White House constabulary officer.)

In 1982, the archetypal Japanese car produced successful the U.S. rolled disconnected the assembly enactment astatine the Honda manufacturing works successful Marysville, Ohio.

In 1989, East Germany reopened its borderline with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to fly to the West.

In 1995, bid talks opened successful Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Golf Hall of Famer Gary Player is 89.
• Football Hall of Famer Ted Hendricks is 77.
• Music shaper David Foster is 75.
• Musician Lyle Lovett is 67.
• Apple CEO Tim Cook is 64.
• Rock vocalist Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 62.
• Country vocalist “Big Kenny” Alphin (Big and Rich) is 61.
• Actor Toni Collette is 52.
• Actor-TV big Jenny McCarthy is 52.
• Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is 51.
• Football Hall of Famer Steve Hutchinson is 47.
• Actor Natalia Tena is 40.
• Actor Penn Badgley is 38.
• Actor Anthony Ramos is 33.