On this day in history - Today, November, 1

Today in History

• 1993 Maastricht Treaty comes into force

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

• 1955 United Airlines Flight 629 blows up over Colorado

  A bomb hidden in checked luggage of United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Longmont, Colorado kill

• 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 Mars

• 1911 First bomb dropped from an aircraft

  Prior to this, bombs were dropped using unmanned balloons. The first bomb launched from an aircraft

• 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. Nic