On this day

1 November in history.

5 moments from 1512 to 1957: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

Inside the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City, with its painted ceiling.

1512

The Sistine Chapel ceiling is unveiled. For the first time, visitors could look up and see Michelangelo's painted ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.

Wikipedia: Sistine Chapel

Photo: The original uploader was Snowdog at Italian Wikipedia . / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

More from 1 November

  1. 1848

    The first medical school for women opens

    Boston Female Medical School opened its doors, the first school anywhere set up to train women as doctors. It later became part of Boston University's medical school.

    Wikipedia: BostonWikipedia: MassachusettsWikipedia: Medical school

  2. The domed Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress.

    1897

    The Library of Congress gets its own building

    Until now, the Library of Congress had been kept in a reading room inside the U.S. Capitol. On this day its first building of its own opened to the public.

    Wikipedia: Library of CongressWikipedia: United States Capitol

    Photo: Carol M. Highsmith / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

  3. 1921

    Frances Kyle becomes a barrister

    When Frances Kyle was called to the Bar of Ireland, no woman in Ireland or Great Britain had been a barrister before her.

    Wikipedia: Frances KyleWikipedia: Bar of IrelandWikipedia: Barrister

  4. The Mackinac Bridge stretching across the water.

    1957

    The Mackinac Bridge opens

    Cars began crossing the Mackinac Bridge, which joined Michigan's two peninsulas. No suspension bridge in the world was longer between its anchorages at the time.

    Wikipedia: Mackinac Bridge

    Photo: WMrapids / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.