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October 30, 2009
This Day in History: Oct. 31:
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
1517: Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in Germany. 1846: A heavy snowfall trapped the Donner Party in the Sierra Nevada mountains. 1941: Work on the Mount Rushmore monument was completed. 1956: Rear Admiral G. J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole. 1984: Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated. 1992: Pope John Paul II admitted that the Roman Catholic Church had erred in convicting Galileo of heresy 350 years earlier. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): Painter Jan Vermeer, 1632; Poet John Keats, 1795; Girl Scout Founder Juliette Gordon Low, 1860; Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek, 1887; Actress Dale Evans, 1912; Actress Barbara Bel Geddes, 1922; Journalist Dan Rather, 1931; Actor Michael Landon, 1936; Actor David Ogden Stiers ("M.A.S.H."), 1942; Actress Deidre Hall ("Days of Our Lives"), 1948; Actor John Candy, 1950; Director Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings"), 1961; Drummer Larry Mullen of U2, 1961; Drummer Mikkey Dee of Motorhead, 1963; Country singer Darryl Worley, 1964; Guitarist Adrock of the Beastie Boys, 1966; Musician Adam Schelsinger of Fountains of Wayne, 1967; Musician Rob Van Winkle (Vanilla Ice), 1968; Singer Linn Berggren of Ace of Base, 1970; Actor Eddie Kaye Thomas ("American Pie"), 1980; Guitarist Frank Iero of My Chemical Romance, 1981. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at October 30, 2009 11:21 AM