1982 - Honda: first Asian automobile company to produce cars in the United States
1939 - First artificially inseminated rabbit
1901 - Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity founded
1870 - US Weather Bureau makes its first official meteorological forecast.
1520 - The Strait of Magellan discovered
This Day In Business
1985 - Bill Gates and Microsoft launched Microsoft Windows for the first time - it would of course be followed by several improved versions.
1983 - Actor & comedian George Burns signs 5 year contract w/ Caesar's World at age 87
1555 - After being persecuted in France, the Huguenots found a colony in Brazil.
1946 - New York Knicks beat Toronto Huskies in the first ever pro basketball game.
November 1st Holiday
World Vegan Day - First observed in 1944, this day is celebrated by vegans across the globe.
Today's Birthday Trivia
He played the character Nick Van Owen in the 1997 film The Lost World: Jurassic Park. Who is he?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
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