November 1. On this date in 1845, the first European newspaper reference to the religious movement begun by the Báb occurred in The Times of London, a little over a year after the Báb first declared his mission. The British mission in Tehran reported the events of that period.

November 1. On this date in 1845, the first European newspaper reference to the religious movement begun by the Báb occurred in The Times of London, a little over a year after the Báb first declared his mission. The British mission in Tehran reported the events of that period.