Today In History

Today is Thursday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2018. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1870: The United States Weather Bureau made its first meteorological observations.

ON THIS DATE

› 1512: Michelangelo’s just-completed paintings on the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel were publicly unveiled by the artist’s patron, Pope Julius II.

› 1765: The Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.

› 1968: The Motion Picture Association of America unveiled its new voluntary film rating system: G for general, M for mature (later changed to GP, then PG), R for restricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only.

› 1989: East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West.

› 1991: Clarence Thomas took his place as the newest justice on the Supreme Court.

› 1995: Bosnia peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

World Golf Hall of Famer Gary Player is

83. Country singer Bill Anderson is 81. Actress Barbara Bosson is 79. Actor Robert Foxworth is 77. Magazine publisher Larry Flynt is 76. Country singer-humorist Kinky Friedman is 74. Actress Jeannie Berlin is Rhythm and blues musician Ronald Khalis Bell (Kool and the Gang) is

67. Country singer-songwriter-producer Keith Stegall is 64. Country singer Lyle Lovett is 61. Actress Rachel Ticotin is 60. Rock musician Eddie MacDonald (The Alarm) is 59. Apple CEO Tim Cook is 58. Actress Helene Udy is 57. Rock singer Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 56. Pop singer-musician Mags Furuholmen (a-ha) is 56. Rock musician Rick Allen (Def Leppard) is

55. Country singer “Big Kenny” Alphin (Big and Rich) is 55. Actress Toni Collette is 46. Actresstalk show host Jenny McCarthy is 46. Rock musician Andrew Gonzales is 46. Actor David Berman is 45. Actress Aishwarya Rai is 45. Rock singer Bo Bice is 43. Actor Penn Badgley is 32. Actor Max Burkholder is

21. Actor-musician Alex Wolff is 21.