This Day, That Year – November 1

WH Smith opened its first railway bookstall at Euston Station in London, England on this day in 1848.

Did you know that:

• William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Othello” was first presented on this day in 1604
• The first animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) was displayed on this day in 1939
• Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress born on this day in 1973