This Week in History Part 2 Oct. 29-Nov. 4

Nov. 1, 1512 – For the first time, the general public is allowed to view Michelangelo’s fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace

Nov. 1, 1765 – The Stamp Act goes into effect, marking the first British parliamentary attempt to raise revenue through direct taxation of all American commercial and legal papers

Nov. 1, 1993 – The Maastricht Treaty enters into force, establishing the European Union

Nov. 4, 1922 – British archeologist Howard Carter discovers the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen

Nov. 4, 1979 – A hostage crisis in Iran begins as the U.S. embassy in Tehran is seized by Iranian militants