Today in History {31st october}

Lead Story

Martin Luther posts 95 theses, 1517

American Revolution

King speaks for first time since independence declared, 1776

Automotive

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. opens in Hollywood, 1957

Civil War

Winfield Scott steps down, 1861

Cold War

British and French troops land in Suez Canal zone, 1956

Crime

The prime minister of India is assassinated, 1984

Disaster

Hurricane Hattie strikes Belize, 1961

General Interest

Houdini is dead, 1926

Stalin's body removed from Lenin's tomb, 1961

Hollywood

River Phoenix dies, 1993

Literary

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes published, 1892

Music

Ed Sullivan witnesses Beatlemania firsthand, paving the way for the British Invasion, 1963

Old West

The U.S. Congress admits Nevada as the 36th state, 1864

Presidential

President Clinton stumps for his wife, 2000

Sports

Earl Lloyd becomes first black player in the NBA, 1950

Vietnam War

President Johnson announces bombing halt, 1968

Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government, 1970

World War I

Third Battle of Gaza , 1917

World War II

Chiang Kai-Shek is born, 1887