Today:
1517 – Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church, sparking the Protestant Reformation.
1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state of the United States.
1917 – The Battle of Beersheba occurs during World War I, with Australian forces achieving a significant victory.
1926 – Harry Houdini, the famous illusionist and escape artist, dies from peritonitis in Detroit.
1941 – Mount Rushmore National Memorial is completed after 14 years of work.
1941 – The USS Reuben James, a US Navy destroyer, is sunk by a German U-boat, marking the first American naval ship lost in World War II.
1956 – Rear Admiral G.J. Dufek becomes the first person to land an aircraft at the South Pole.
1961 – Joseph Stalin’s body is removed from Lenin’s Mausoleum in Moscow as part of de-Stalinization efforts.
1984 – Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, sparking anti-Sikh riots.
2000 – The Soyuz TM-31 launches, carrying the first resident crew to the International Space Station (ISS).
Saturday, November 2
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