November 1: The Congress of Vienna, the 1st H-bomb and Light from the Universe

On This Day in History November 1, 2020 Historical Events 1755  Lisbon earthquake kills more than 50,000 in Portugal 1814  Congress of Vienna opens to re-draw the European political map after the defeat of France, in the Napoleonic Wars 1894  Vaccine for diphtheria announced by Dr Roux of Paris 1916  Paul Miliukov delivers in the Russian State Duma the famous "stupidity or treason" speech, precipitating the downfall of the Boris Stürmer government 1952  "Ivy Mike", the first thermonuclear weapon to utilize the H-bomb design of Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam, is detonated in the Marshall Islands, Pacific Ocean 2012  Scientists detect evidence of light from the universe's first stars, predicted to have formed 500 million years after the big bang More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Aishwarya Rai 47th Birthday Alfred Wegener (1880 - 1930) Gary Player 85th Birthday Spencer Perceval (1762 - 1812) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972) Theodor Mommsen (1817 - 1903) More Famous Deaths November 1: WHSmith: a Retail Giant Born From a Widow's Might Nobody wanted to buy the little shop owned by 18th Century widow Anna Smith. So she kept it, and built a business that was to become famous in global retailing. Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand