What Happened on Nov 1

Scorpions release Fly to the Rainbow

Fly to the Rainbow is the second studio album by German heavy metal band Scorpions, released in 1974. In support of their Lonesome Crow album,... Read more

Kiss releases Rock and Roll Over

Rock and Roll Over is an album by hard rock band Kiss. Rock and Roll Over was written by singer-songwriter Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons... Read more

Microsoft opens first international office in Japan

The company's first international office was founded on November 1, 1978, in Japan, titled "ASCII Microsoft" (now called "Microsoft... Read more

Night in the Ruts

Night in the Ruts is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Aerosmith. Joe Perry left the band midway through the recording of the... Read more

Venom release Black Metal

Black Metal is the second album by the English band Venom. It was released in November 1982 and is considered a major influence on the thrash... Read more

Ratt release Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky is Ratt's fourth full length album. Though it sold well enough to achieve Platinum sales status and spawned the popular "I Want a... Read more

Stephen King publishes The Dark Half

The Dark Half is a horror novel by Stephen King, published in 1989. Publishers Weekly listed The Dark Half as the second best-selling book of 1989... Read more

Tropical Storm Thelma

On this day in 1991, Tropical Storm Thelma causes severe and massive floods in the Philippines, killing nearly 3,000 people. It is the second major... Read more

Nirvana Releases "MTV Unplugged in New York"

MTV Unplugged in New York is a live album by the American grunge band Nirvana. It features an acoustic performance taped at Sony Music Studios in... Read more

The Bouncing Souls release The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle

The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle is the debut full length release from New Jersey punk band, The Bouncing Souls. Released on November 1, 1994, the... Read more

Bubsy 3D is Released for the Playstation

Bubsy 3D uses the third-person, behind-the-character view as seen in Mario 64 and Tomb Raider. Only here it's combined with mundane... Read more

Rolling Stones Release 'Live Licks'

Live Licks is a double live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 2004. Coming six years after No Security, this seventh official Rolling... Read more

Vendetta Online Launches

Vendetta Online is a 3D space combat MMORPG for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android. This MMO permits thousands of players to interact as the pilots of... Read more

Deep Purple release Rapture of the Deep

Rapture of the Deep is the 18th studio album by English hard rock band Deep Purple, released in November 2005. It is currently the band's most... Read more

Nirvana Releases "Sliver: The Best of the Box"

Sliver: The Best of the Box was the fourth Nirvana album to be released following the death of lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain in April 1994.... Read more

South Park Episode 1012 - "Go God Go"

Cartman's plan to propel himself into the future goes horribly wrong. South Park Elementary faces strong opposition to the topic of evolution being... Read more

"Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" Rifftrax is Released

Of all the many Binks in the world, who is the most skull-crushingly annoying? Is it the Binks Company, the Canadian insurance brokers? Is it the... Read more

Boston Bruins defeat Dallas Stars, 5-1

The Bruins had long skated off the TD Banknorth Garden ice last night with a 5-1 win tucked in their pockets, but Marc Savard was still watching... Read more

"Giraffes!" SNL Digital Short

A sequel to the "Sloths" video, only with Jason Sudeikis as the head of the Staten Island Zoo instead of Kristen Wiig. The same students create a... Read more

A Statue of Bill Clinton is unveiled in Pristina, Kosovo

PRISTINA, Nov. 1, 2009 (Reuters) — Kosovo’s Albanian majority unveiled a statue of former U.S. president Bill Clinton on Sunday to thank him for... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat New Orleans Hornets, 97-87

Celtics captain Paul Pierce, who led Boston with 27 points in tonight's 97-87 win over New Orleans, praised point guard Rajon Rondo's play after... Read more

Minnesota Vikings defeat Green Bay Packers, 38-26

GREEN BAY: Mason Crosby, 37-yard field goal, 5:05 left. How they scored: C John Sullivan made a premature snap from shotgun formation and hit... Read more

The San Fransisco Giants Defeat the Texas Rangers to Win Their First-Ever World Series

The Giants were more than an hour into their world-championship party, and it wasn't slowing down. A baseball field in Texas had become their San... Read more

Bank of America Cancels Debit Card Fees Following Customer Revolt

The bank, the nation’s second-largest, said it was abandoning its plan to charge customers a $5 fee to use their debit cards for purchases. Only a... Read more

Federal Jury Finds Illinois Power Broker Guilty in Shakedown of Hollywood Producer

For decades, William Cellini was feared and respected at the highest reaches of state government — advising governors, screening state Cabinet... Read more