On October 31, 1941, work on Mount Rushmore was completed 14 years after it began.
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia. She brought the Girls Guides to the US, which later became the Girl Scouts.
On October 31, 1941, a German submarine torpedoed the USS Reuben James – the first US Navy ship destroyed during World War II.
American historian, author and U.S. Army veteran Robert M. Utley was born on October 31, 1929, in Bauxite, Arkansas. Utley wrote numerous books on the history of the American frontier which included a book titled Billy The Kid: A Short and Violent Life that was published in 1989.
Michael Landon’s birth name was Eugene Maurice Orowitz and he was born on October 31, 1936 in Queens, New York.
On October 31, 1969, Walmart was officially incorporated.
October 31, 1926 saw the death of magician and escape artist Harry Houdini. Also known for exposing fake mediums, Houdini promised his wife, Bess that he would contact her after death if he could. She held séances on Halloween for a decade then stopped saying “Ten years is long enough to wait for any man.”
On October 31, 1864, Nevada became the 36th state.
On October 31, 1913, The Lincoln Highway was dedicated. The Lincoln Highway is one of the first transcontinental highways in the United States and one of the first highways designed expressly for automobiles
there are some younger drivers who are just as or more scary. the fad around here is to build big, over-powered trucks with oversized tires and take corners so fast they slide sideways.
I usually go under the speed limit on the way to work, it gives me more time to react to the deer, turkeys, opossums, or whatever else decides to run across the road in front of me
Our daughter has her orientation at our local Walmart Sunday morning. She is a night owl so 8 a.m. orientation should be interesting.Maybe there is candy corn left because people are no longer eating tasteless little bits of wax, at least that is what candy corn seems like to me, I never have liked it.
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles created a panic with his War of the Worlds broadcast, which some listeners believed was a real news story.
John Adams was born in Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts, on October 30, 1735.
In parts of the US, Canada, and Great Britain, October 30 is celebrated as Mischief Night. It’s a night for older children, teens, and adults to engage in a little mischief, and has a history dating back to the 1700s
On October 30, 1629, the Carolina Province was named, and plans were made for early settlement. That settlement would be delayed for many years, but the name was retained.
On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali faced off against heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle.”
Born October 30, 1882 Admiral William F. “Bull” Halsey was instrumental in the Allied victory in the Pacific over Japan’s forces. Of the Navy’s four fleet admirals of WW2 Halsey was the most aggressive, exhorting the officers and sailors he led to “hit hard, hit fast, hit often.”
Henry Winkler who played the role of Fonzie on Happy Days was born on October 30, 1945 in Manhattan, New York. In addition to graduating from Yale with a Master of Fine Arts he has also written a number of books.
American actress Ruth Gordon was born on October 30, 1896 in Quincy, Massachusetts.
Angelo Siciliano, born October 30, 1892, transformed himself from a self-described “scrawny weakling” into bodybuilder and artist’s model Charles Atlas through a system of exercises he called “dynamic tension.” Beginning in 1932 his advertisements graced comic books and men’s magazines for decades.
Young Frankenstein is on tonight’s watch list along with Ernest Scared Stupid, the Munsters and The Addam’s Family