Sunday, October 31, 2010

October 31

Track Year Event Artist Song Album
1. 1517 Protestant ReformationMartin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg. Impact Unit Complain My Friend the Pit
2. 1913 Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across United States. Convocation of … Highway Convocation of …
3. 1926 Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured. Utopia Gangrene Oops Wrong Planet
4. 1941 After 14 years of work, Mount Rushmore is completed. Jad Fair & Yo La Tengo Retired Grocer Constructs Tiny Mount Rushmore Entirely of Cheese Strange But True
5. 1996 Tomb Raider is released for the first time, being credited as the first 3D action-adventure game. DJ Fresh Tomb Raider FabricLive 18
6. N/A Halloween (IrelandCanadaUnited KingdomUnited States and other places) The Misfits Halloween 12 Hits From Hell
7. N/A Samhain in the northern hemisphere, Beltane in the southern hemisphere; begins on sunset of October 31 (GaelsWelsh people and Neopagans) Samhain Initium & Samhain Initium

(Historical facts about October 31 are from Wikipedia.)

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