1 November It happened today…….

1793  Lord George Gordon dies in Newgate Prison.  He had stirred up the so called “Gordon Riots” of 1790.

1814  The European Congress opens in Vienna.

1922  The first radio licences go on sale in Great Britain, costing 10 shillings.

1950 Assassination attempt on US President Truman.

1967  Rolling Stone magazine makes it’s debut.

1972  American poet Ezra Pound dies.