_ On November 2, 1862, Mary Todd Lincoln wrote to her husband about the public sentiment against General George B. McClellan’s cautious command, saying people “would almost worship you if you would put a fighting general in the place of McClellan.” The president followed her advice._ On November 1, 1941, Ansel Adams shot a picture of a moonrise over Hernandez, New Mexico, that would become one of photography’s most famous images. Adams made more than 1,300 prints of it during his career including one that sold at a Sotheby’s auction for $609,600 in 2006._ On October 31, 1955, out of ...