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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008

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  • Published Oct 31, 2008 5:29 pm KST
  • Updated Oct 31, 2008 5:29 pm KST

Today is Saturday, November 1, the 306th day of 2008. 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

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

1928 _ Graf Zeppelin sets airship distance record of 6,384 km

1952 _ First hydrogen device exploded at Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific

1952 _ Fusion occurred for the first time on Earth

1969 _ Beatles' ``Abbey Road," album goes No. 1 and stays No. 1 for 11 weeks

1989 _ Scandinavian Airlines System bans smoking on many flights

1993 _ European Union comes into existence