Today is Monday, November 1, the 305th day of 2010. 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

1834 ― First published reference to poker (as Mississippi riverboat game)

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

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

1951 ― First atomic explosion witnessed by troops in New Mexico

1960 ― Benelux treaty goes into effect

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

1993 ― European Union comes into existence