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