Today in History: November 1 | Mum had no idea what spurned son handed her as she stepped on plane
On November 1, 1955, United Airlines Flight 629 was blown up shortly after take-off over Longmont, Colorado, killing all 44 passengers and crew.
The FBI investigation into the tragedy charged John Gilbert Graham, who had planted the bomb in the suitcase of his mother - a successful businesswoman - to collect the life insurance money on her death.
He kissed her goodbye and handed her the explosives-filled luggage as she boarded the plane.
Jockey Glen Boss rode Makybe Diva home to win their third Melbourne Cup on November 1, 2005.
The grand mare carried a record for her sex of 58 kilograms.
She also won the Cox Plate in the same year.
On November 1, 2018, Google employees across the world walked off the job in a protest against what they said was the tech company's mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against top executives.
From Tokyo, Singapore and London to New York, Seattle and San Francisco, highly paid engineers and other workers staged strikes of about an hour, reflecting rising #MeToo-era frustration among women misconduct in the heavily male Silicon Valley in California.
The first public screening of the famous film Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, was held in Tokyo on November 1, 1997.
Directed by James Cameron, the film about the doomed liner would become one of the highest grossing movies in history.
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was rocked by the shock resignation of her deputy and long-time cabinet minister on November 1, 1990.
In an unexpected move, Geoffrey Howe tendered his resignation citing differences over Thatcher's policy towards integration with Europe. Just weeks later, Howe delivered a scathing attack on her government in a speech from the backbenches of the UK House of Commons.
It triggered a leadership contest in the centre-right Conservative Party which Thatcher lost, ending her premiership of more than 10 years.
Legendary rock singer Bruce Springsteen scored his first No.1 album in the US with The River.
It was the Boss's fifth studio album and included the Grammy-nominated title track and the hits Hungry Heart and Fade Away.
The River also reached the Top 10 in Australia, France, Spain, and the UK.
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