Washington gubernatorial election ruling [Chelan County Superior Ct.] News
Washington gubernatorial election ruling [Chelan County Superior Ct.]

Borders, et al. versus King County, et al., oral decision by Chelan County Superior Court Judge John Bridges, June 6, 2005 [rejecting the Republican challenge to Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and upholding the 2004 gubernatorial election results that put her in office after multiple recounts, finding no evidence of fraud]. Read the full transcribed text of the decision [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Algerian National Liberation Front announces independence campaign

The pro-Algerian independence National Liberation Front released a proclamation on November 1, 1954 announcing the beginning of its campaign for Algerian independence from France, marking the start of the Algerian War. The war would rage for seven years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives until it was ended by the 1962 Évian Accords. Algeria would win its independence on July 3, 1962. Read the full November 1 declaration.

Rent control established in New York City

On November 1, 1943, the federal Office of Price Administration first established rent control in wartime New York City.