In History – It’s Halloween!

TODAY IN HISTORY - 10/31:

1892 - Arthur Conan Doylepublishes The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
2012 - The New York stock exchange opens after being closed for two days after Hurricane Sandy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1950 - Jane Pauley, Indianapolis Indiana, newscaster (Today, NBC Weekend
1961 - Peter Jackson, Pukerua Bay, New Zealand, film director (Lord of the Rings - Academy Award, Best Director, 2003)

GOODBYE TO:

1926 - Harry Houdini, [Erich Weisz], magician, dies in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis that developed after his appendix ruptured
1993 - River Phoenix, actor (Stand By Me), dies of drug overdose at 23

To see more historical events that happened this date, visit http://www.historyorb.com/day/october/31

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