Nov. 1

In Maisy's honor, the following is a list of happenings in history from Nov. 1:

Birthdays:
Lyle Lovett, singer-songwriter
Larry Flynt, smut pedaler
Kinky Friedman, writer, musician, Texas gubernatorial candidate
Anthony Kiedis, lead singer of red Hot Chili Peppers
Jenny McCarthy, Playboy playmate, model, former host of MTV's Singled Out
Gary Player, PGA golfer from South Africa
Fernando Valenzuela, MLB pitcher
Chad Livengood, journalist, CMU graduate

Historic events:
79 -- Pompei burned by Mt. Vesuvius
1800 -- John Adams becomes first president to live in White House
1867 -- Harper's Bazaar publishes
1889 -- North and South Dakota enter union as 39th and 40th states
1896 -- First bare women breasts (of a Zulu woman) appear in National Geographic Magazine
1928 -- First celebration of Author's Day
1947 -- Howard Hughes flies "Spruce Goose," a large wooden airplane
1957 -- Mackinac Bridge opens
1983 -- President Reagan establishes Martin Luther King Day