Halloween history HIGHLIGHTS: • 1926 - Celebrated magician - TopicsExpress



          

Halloween history HIGHLIGHTS: • 1926 - Celebrated magician and escape artist Harry Houdini dies at the age of 52. • 1963 - An explosion rocks the Indiana State Fair Coliseum in Indianapolis during a skating exhibition, leaving 74 people dead and nearly 400 injured. Investigators blame a propane leak. • 1968 - President Lyndon Johnson announces that he has ordered the complete cessation of all air, naval, and artillery bombardment of North Vietnam as a result of progress in the Paris peace talks. • 1984 - Two of her own bodyguards assassinate Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, sparking riots across the capital city of New Delhi.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 15:26:05 +0000

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