October 31 - The Day in History

October 31 : General Interest 1517: Martin Luther posts 95 theses On this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approaches the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nails a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation... read more American Revolution 1776 : King speaks for first time since independence declared http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-speaks-for-first-time-since-independence-declared Automotive 1957 : Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. opens in Hollywood http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/toyota-motor-sales-usa-opens-in-hollywood Civil War 1861 : Winfield Scott steps down http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/winfield-scott-steps-down Cold War 1956 : British and French troops land in Suez Canal zone http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-and-french-troops-land-in-suez-canal-zone Crime 1984 : The prime minister of India is assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-prime-minister-of-india-is-assassinated Disaster 1961 : Hurricane Hattie strikes Belize http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-hattie-strikes-belize General Interest 1926 : Houdini is dead http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/houdini-is-dead 1961 : Stalin's body removed from Lenin's tomb http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/stalins-body-removed-from-lenins-tomb Hollywood 1993 : River Phoenix dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/river-phoenix-dies Literary 1892 : The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-published Music 1963 : Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand, paving the way for the British Invasion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ed-sullivan-witnesses-beatlemania-firsthand-paving-the-way-for-the-british-invasion Old West 1864 : The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-us-congress-admits-nevada-as-the-36th-state Presidential 2000 : President Clinton stumps for his wife http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-clinton-stumps-for-his-wife Sports 1950 : Earl Lloyd becomes first black player in the NBA http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/earl-lloyd-becomes-first-black-player-in-the-nba Vietnam War 1968 : President Johnson announces bombing halt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-announces-bombing-halt 1970 : Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/thieu-vows-to-never-accept-a-coalition-government World War I 1917 : Third Battle of Gaza http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/third-battle-of-gaza World War II 1887 : Chiang Kai-Shek is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chiang-kai-shek-is-born

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