The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal oral arguments regarding the use of race in college admissions (affirmative action). Moon Phase: The moon was in its Waxing Crescent phase.

Taylor Swift became the first artist in history to occupy all top 10 slots on the US Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously with tracks from her album Midnights .

While the specific note with that timestamp appears to be from a private session on an online notepad, the date——was a significant news day globally.

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in a high-stakes runoff, winning with 50.8% of the vote.

The world continued to reel from the Halloween crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul, which occurred just two days prior, killing over 150 people. Culture & Science

Here is a report on the major events that occurred on that day:

Russian forces launched large-scale missile attacks on critical energy and water infrastructure across Ukraine, including in Kyiv and Zaporizhzhia.