On this day in history - November 1

What Happened On This Day – November 1

• 1993 Maastricht Treaty comes into force

  The Maastricht Treaty that created a common currency, the Euro, for European Union countries came into force

• 1955 United Airlines Flight 629 blew up over Colorado

  A bomb hidden in checked luggage of United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Longmont, Colorado killing all 44 people on board.

• 1952 First large hydrogen bomb tested by the U.S.

  The bomb, codenamed Mike, was part of Operation Ivy and was tested in the Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands.

• 1911 First bomb dropped from an aircraft

  Prior to this, bombs were dropped using unmanned balloons. The first bomb launched from an aircraft was used by the Italians in the Italo-Turkish War.

• 1894 Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia

  The last Tsar of Russia took over the reign of the empire after his father, Alexander III died. Nicholas was forced to abdicate in 1917 and was executed a year later along with his family.