Today is Monday, November 1, the 305th day of 2010. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day.

On this date

In 1512, Michelangelo finished painting the ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel.

In 1765, the Stamp Act went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists.

In 1975, Chinese troops ambush Indian security patrol along India's northern border, killing four men in the first flare-up between the two countries in eight years.

In 2000, Northern Ireland's peace accord takes a battering as Cabinet members clash and militants on both sides mount bloody attacks. On the street, a booby trap planted by Irish Republican Army dissidents blows the leg off a police officer.

Thought for Today

"It is easier to admire hard work if you don't do it." — Anonymous.