On this date in history

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On this date in:
1795 English poet John Keats was born in London.
1864 Nevada became the 36th state.
1926 Magician Harry Houdini died in Detroit of gangrene and peritonitis resulting from a ruptured appendix.

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1938 The day after his ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast had panicked radio listeners, Orson Welles expressed ''deep regret'' but also bewilderment that anyone had thought the simulated Martian invasion was real.
1956 Rear Admiral G.J. Dufek became the first person to land an airplane at the South Pole.
1968 President Johnson ordered a halt to all U.S. bombing of North Vietnam, saying he hoped for fruitful peace negotiations.
1984 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated near her residence by two Sikh security guards.
1992 It was announced that five American nuns in Liberia had been shot to death near the capital Monrovia; the killings were blamed on rebels loyal to Charles Taylor.
1999 EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Massachusetts coast, killing all 217 people aboard.

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stepmosnter
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Harry Houdini must have died in massive amounts of pain...and he must have smelled pretty bad too.:sick:
 

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stepmosnter
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On a similar note. I just heard that tonight will be the first full moon on Halloween in 42 years....I don't really remember that last one, I don't think I went trick or treating that year. :D
 
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