THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Today is Thursday, November 1, the 306

th

day of 2012. There are 60 days left in the year.

79 ― Pompei buried by Mt. Vesuvius

1512 ― Michelangelo's paintings on ceiling of Sistine Chapel, first exhibited

1604 ― William Shakespeare's tragedy "Othello" first presented

1755 ― Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000

1894 ― Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr. Roux of Paris

1936 ― Mussolini describes alliance between Italy and Germany as an "axis"

1939 ― First animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed

1952 ― Fusion occurred for the first time on Earth

1969 ― Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes No. 1 & stays No. 1 for 11 weeks

1993 ― European Union comes into existence