Historical Events for 1st November 2022

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1886 - Ananda College, a leading Buddhist school in Sri Lanka was established with 37 students.
1946 - First Basketball Association of America game; New York Knicks beat Toronto Huskies, 68-66 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto
1956 - Indian states of Punjab, Patiala and most of the East Punjab States Union merge as the Punjab State
1958 - USSR performs nuclear test
1965 - Trackless trolley plunged into Nile River drowning 74 (Cairo Egypt)
1970 - KGTF TV channel 12 in Agana, GU (PBS) begins broadcasting
1989 - Despite 107 from Desmond Haynes, Saleem Malik with 71 leads Pakistan to 4 wicket win v West Indies in cricket's Nehru Cup Final in Kolkata, India
1991 - Three faculty, and one staff member of the department of physics and astronomy, were killed, along with one administrator, when physics graduate student Gang Lu went on a shooting rampage at the University of Iowa.
2004 - "That's What I Love About Sunday" single released by Craig Morgan (Billboard Song of the Year 2005)
2013 - Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: London Bridge, Outstrip, Goldencents, Chriselliam, Beholder

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