Today in History: November 01: In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1894, Nicholas II became Emperor of Russia, succeeding his late father Alexander III. In 1938, in a two-horse match race, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner War Admiral by four lengths in what was dubbed the “Race of the Century” at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. In 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C., in a failed attempt to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. In 1982, the first Japanese car produced in the U.S. rolled off the assembly line at the Honda manufacturing plant in Marysville, Ohio. In 1989, East Germany reopened its border with Czechoslovakia, prompting tens of thousands of refugees to flee to the West. And in 1995, Yugoslavia peace talks opened in Dayton, Ohio, with the leaders of Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia present. And that’s the way it was – on this day, November 1 – in history, dad gummit.