Happy November!

It's November everyone!!! Remember to write a novel and not to shave this month. :)


Here are some cool things that happened on November 1st in the past:


November 1


1512

Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time.


1755
Earthquake, fires, and tsunami leveled Lisbon and claimed 70,000 lives.


1765
The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, went into effect.


1870
The U.S. Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.


1936
Benito Mussolini described the new alliance between Nazi Germany and Italy as an "axis" running between Berlin and Rome.


1952
The United States exploded the first hydrogen bomb in a test in the Marshall Islands.


1993

The Maastricht Treaty was enacted, establishing the European Union.

-From Factmonster.com

P.S. In case you were wondering...

Why you shouldn't shave this month

Why you should write a novel