Although Halloween, celebrated this day, is now observed largely as a secular holiday, it is, as the eve of All Saints’ Day, also a religious holiday among some Christians.
Scottish-born actor Sean Connery, who was perhaps best known for portraying superspy James Bond in a series of films, died at age 90. 2020.
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered an end to American bombing in North Vietnam. 1968.
After nearly 15 years of work, the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota was completed; the colossal sculpture features the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. 1941.
Harry Houdini, the magician and escape artist, died of peritonitis stemming from a stomach injury. 1926.
Benito Mussolini became prime minister of Italy; he was the first of Europe’s fascist dictators in the 20th century. 1922.
