Events Date 1878 November | History by KabAstro

Nov 1 Edward Scripps & John Sweeney found Penny Press (Cleveland Press)

Samfundets Stotter

Nov 6 Henrik Ibsen's play "Samfundets Stotter" (pillars of Society) premieres in Oslo

Nov 9 1st performance of New York Symphony Orchestra, led by Leopold Damrosch; the group competes with the New York Philharmonic, until merging in 1928
Nov 17 First assassination attempt against King Umberto I of Italy

Without a Dowry

Nov 22 Aleksandr Ostrovsky's classic play "Without a Dowry" (Bespridannitsa) premieres in Moscow [OS 10 Nov]

Artist's 'Rocket' Shot Down in Flames

Nov 28 Whistler v. Ruskin, the most famous trial in art history, ends with artist James McNeill Whistler awarded a token farthing in compensation after suing the writer and critic John Ruskin for libel, seeking £1,000 damages [1]

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket now on display in the USA

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