October
Daylight Saving Time: http://www.teacherplanet.com/resource/daylightsavings.php?
The Foliage Network: http://www.foliagenetwork.com/
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Month
ADHD Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Family History Month
Indigenous Peoples' Day - Second Monday in October
Best Free Indigenous Peoples Day Lessons and Activities: www.techlearning.com/news/best-free-indigenous-peoples-day-lessons-and-activities
Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault read by Bonie Barlett & William Daniels
What Is Indigenous Peoples' Day?: www.history.com/news/goodbye-columbus-hello-indigenous-peoples-day
International School Library Day Fourth Monday
Italian-American Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
National Archives Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
Goggles!: by Ezra Jack Keats: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/ezras-books/goggles/
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Month
National Principals Month
National Roller Skating Month
Sebastian's Roller Skates by Joan de Deu Prats read by Caitlin Wachs:storylineonline.net/books/sebastians-roller-skates/
National Stamp Collecting Month
New York State Humanities Month
October 1
Australian National Labour Day
National Raccoon Day
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn read by Barbara Bain: storylineonline.net/books/kissing-hand/
-1881: Aviation pioneer William E. Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan.
-1904: Classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was born in Ukraine.
-1914: Historian and author Daniel J. Boorstin was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
-1965: Actress who played Maria in The Sound of Music (1965), Julie Andrews was born Julie Elizabeth Wells in Surrey, England.
October 2
World Farm Animals Day
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano read by Marc Maron
World Hoop Day
The Hula-Hoopin' Queen by Thelma Godin read by Oprah Winfrey
-1800: Nat Turner, leader of major slave rebellion, was born in Southampton County, Virginia.
-1879: Poet Wallace Stevens was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.
-1890: Comedian Groucho Marx was born in New York City.
-1904: Writer Graham Greene was born in Hertfordshire, England.
-1967: Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was the first African-American appointed to the nation's highest court.
October 3
-1873: Etiquette expert Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
-1900: Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina.
-1916: English veterinarian and author James Herriot was born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland, England.
-1925: American novelist Gore Vidal was born Eugene Luther Vidal, in West Point, New York.
-1990: East Germany and West Germany were reunited as Germany.
October 4
World Animal Day
A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton read by Sarah Silverman
-1861: Sculptor, artist, and adventure writer Frederic Remington was born in Canton, New York.
-1914: Journalist Brendan Gill was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
-1957: Sputnik I, the first satellite, was launched from the Soviet Union.
October 4-5
- 1777: British General Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne held a council of war with his staff during the month-long Battle of Saratoga, called by author Richard Ketchum the turning point of America's revolutionary war.
October 5
World Teachers' Day
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco read by Jane Kaczmarek
-1713: French encyclopedist Denis Diderot was born in Langres, France.
-1936: Czech writer and President Vaclav Havel was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Havel is also an outspoken political activist. He was one of the leaders of the movement for democratic reform in Czechoslovakia, and he became the first president of Czechoslovakia in 1989. After the country divided, he was elected President of the Czech Republic.
-1952: British screenwriter and novelist Clive Barker was born in Liverpool, England.
October 7
-1765: Stamp Act Congress met in New York to protest British Stamp Act.
October 8
-1871: Great Chicago Fire
-1941: Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville, SC.
October 11
International Day of the Girl
October 13
World Zombie Day
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! by Megan and Jorge Lacera read by Jamie Camil
-1890: Novelist and short story writer Conrad Richter was born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.
-1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Arna[ud] Wendell Bontemps was born in Alexandria, Louisiana.
-1925: Comedian Lenny Bruce was born Leonard Schneider in the town of Mineola on New York's Long Island.
-1941: Singer and songwriter Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey. October 14.
-1926: A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh was publishedOctober 16
-1758: Noah Webster was born.
October 14
National Dessert Day
The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake by Robin Newman read by Wanda Sykes
October 17
-1915: Arthur Miller was born.
-1989: San Francisco earthquake that measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.
October 18
-1889: Novelist Fannie Hurst was born.
-1919: Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born.
-1921: Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., leading Senate conservative, was born.
-1925: Greek actress Melina Mercouri was born.
-1926: Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry was born.
-1927: Actor George C. Scott was born.
-1933: Actor Peter Boyle was born.
-1939: Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was born.
-1939: Professional football coach Mike Ditka was born.
-1947: Actor Joe Morton was born.
1951: Actress Pam Dawber was born.
-1959: The Soviet Union announced an unmanned space vehicle had taken the first pictures of the far side of the moon.
-1960: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme was born.
-1961: Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was born.
-1961: Actress Erin Moran ("Happy Days") was born.
-1974: The jury in the Watergate cover-up trial heard a tape recording in which President Nixon told aide John Dean to try to stop the Watergate burglary investigation before it implicated White House personnel.
-1984: President Reagan ordered an investigation of a CIA handbook for Nicaraguan rebels that suggested assassination as a political tactic.
-1990: Iraq, pinched by economic sanctions, offered to sell oil to anyone at half the going price.
-1991: Israel and the Soviet Union agreed to renew full diplomatic relations for first time since 1967. The United States and Soviet Union formally invited Israeli and Arab leaders to a conference in Madrid, Spain, to initiate direct bilateral peace talks.
-1992: Numerous civilians were killed or wounded when Serbian forces unleashed a citywide artillery barrage on Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina.
-1993: A Los Angeles jury acquitted two black defendants of most charges in the beating of white truck driver Reginald Denny during the 1992 riots.
-1996: The Democratic National Committee halted fundraising efforts by finance vice-chairman John Huang and returned a contribution from a South Korean business group. Huang also solicited contributions from wealthy Indonesians, one of whom reportedly bragged about his influence in Washington.
October 19
-1941: Germany sank U.S. merchant ship Lehigh (World War II)
-1960: U.S. imposed an embargo on all exports form Cuba.
October 20
National Chemistry Day
at New York State Museum in Albany, NY, for families: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/national-chemistry-day
National Day of Writing
-1859: John Dewey was born.
-1931: Micky Mantle, U.S. baseball player who had 536 home runs and more that 1700 strikeouts, was born.
October 21
National Reptile Awareness Day
Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko read by David Harbour
Private I. Guana by Nina Laden read by Esai Morales
October 22
-1873: New York's Metropolitan Opera House opened.
-1881: Boston Symphony Orchestra was founded.
October 25
-1881: Pablo Picasso was born.
October 23
National Mole Day
No More Noisy Nights by Holly L. Niner read by Tony Hale
October 25
World Pasta Day
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola read by Mary Steenburgen: storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/
International Artist's Day
When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden read by Eric Close: storylineonline.net/books/when-pigasso-met-mootisse/
Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli read by CCH Pounder: storylineonline.net/books/sophies-masterpiece/
October 26
-1825: Opening of the Erie Canal. The idea for the canal came from the governor of New York, Dewitt Clinton. He was mocked for his plan to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes, and his project was ridiculed as "Clinton's Big Ditch."
-1911: Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans.
-1921: The only daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
October 27
-1722: Statesman and patriot Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
-1906: Hardboiled crime novelist Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
-1914: Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.
-1917: Lawyer and novelist Louis Auchincloss was born in Lawrence, New York.
-1932: Poet Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
-1940: Novelist and memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston was born Maxine Hong in Stockton, California.
October 28
International Observe the Moon Night
National Chocolate Day
-1886: Statue of Liberty was dedicated by U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
-1903: British satirist Evelyn Waugh, born in London.
-1929: Poet John Hollander, born in New York City.
October 29
National Cat Day
Me and My Cat by Satoshi Kitamura read by Elijah Wood: storylineonline.net/books/me-and-my-cat/
Romeow & Drooliet by Nina Laden read by Haylie Duff: storylineonline.net/books/romeow-drooliet/
October 30
-1751: Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born near Dublin, Ireland.
-1885: American poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho.
October 31
Halloween
51 easy Halloween paper crafts: molliemakes.com/papercraft/halloween-paper-crafts/
Halloween Activities and Centers for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten: pocketofpreschool.com/halloween-activities-centers-preschool-pre-k-kindergarten
Halloween Crafts & Games for the Classroom; www.ptotoday.com/room-parent/room-parent-articles/8758-halloween-crafts-games-for-the-classroom
Hey, That's My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Lily Tomlin: storylineonline.net/books/i-need-my-monster/
How I Met My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Nancy Cartwright: storylineonline.net/books/how-i-met-my-monster/
I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Rita Moreno: storylineonline.net/books/i-need-my-monster/
Marshmallow Ghost: https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/10/marshmallow-ghost.html
Not -So-Scary Boo Book: www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/face-fears-through-the-not-so-scary-boo-book - Children make their own book to help them talk about things that scare them.
Pasta Skeleton: https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pasta-skeleton
Poems for Halloween: poets.org/poems?field_occasion_tid=487
National Magic Day
-1517: Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by nailing a proclamation, 95 Theses, to the door of Witten berg Palace Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
-1632: Dutch painter Jan Vermeer was born.
-1795: English poet John Keats was born in London.
-1860: Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low was born.
-1864: Nevada was admitted to the Union as the 36th state.
-1887: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, the first leader of Nationalist China, was born.
-1900: Actress/singer Ethel Waterswas born.
-1920: Mystery writer Dick Francis was born in Lawrenny, Wales. g.
-1912: Actress Dale Evans was born.
-1922: Barbara Bel Geddes was born.
-1926: Magician, illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini died of peritonitis in a Detroit hospital following a blow to the abdomen.
-1931: Astronaut Michael Collins was born.
-1931: TV news anchorman Dan Rather was born.
-1936: Actor/producer Michael Landon was born.
-1937: Folk singer/songwriter Tom Paxton was born.
-1941: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial -- consisting of the sculpted heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt -- was completed.
-1942: Actor David Ogden Stiers was born.
-1943: Stephen Rea was born.
-1945: Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman was born.
-1948: Actress Deidre Hall was born.
-1950: Comic actor John Candy was born.
-1950: Broadcaster Jane Pauley was born.
-1963: Comic actor Rob Schneider was born.
-1967: Rapper Vanilla Ice was born.
-1968: President Johnson announced a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam.
-1984: India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh guards. Her son, Rajiv, succeeded her.
-1985: Salvage divers located the remains of the booty-laden pirate ship Whydah, which sank Feb. 17, 1717, off Cape Cod, Mass.
-1988: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos pleaded innocent to charges that she and her husband, deposed President Ferdinand Marcos, embezzled more than $100 million from the Philippine government.
-1990: Egypt rebuffed a call by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for a peaceful settlement to the Gulf crisis, but a key Soviet diplomat said his government had not ruled out military force.
-1992: More than 300 people were killed in renewed fighting as Angola slid back into civil war.
-1993: Voters in Peru narrowly approved a new constitution, increasing the power of the presidency.
-1994: A twin-engine commuter plane crashed into a soybean field 30 miles south of Gary, Ind. All 68 persons aboard were killed.
The Foliage Network: http://www.foliagenetwork.com/
AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) Month
ADHD Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Family History Month
Indigenous Peoples' Day - Second Monday in October
Best Free Indigenous Peoples Day Lessons and Activities: www.techlearning.com/news/best-free-indigenous-peoples-day-lessons-and-activities
Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr. & John Archambault read by Bonie Barlett & William Daniels
What Is Indigenous Peoples' Day?: www.history.com/news/goodbye-columbus-hello-indigenous-peoples-day
International School Library Day Fourth Monday
Italian-American Month
Learning Disabilities Awareness Month
National Archives Month
National Bullying Prevention Month
Goggles!: by Ezra Jack Keats: http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/ezras-books/goggles/
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Disability Employment Month
National Principals Month
National Roller Skating Month
Sebastian's Roller Skates by Joan de Deu Prats read by Caitlin Wachs:storylineonline.net/books/sebastians-roller-skates/
National Stamp Collecting Month
New York State Humanities Month
October 1
Australian National Labour Day
National Raccoon Day
The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn read by Barbara Bain: storylineonline.net/books/kissing-hand/
-1881: Aviation pioneer William E. Boeing was born in Detroit, Michigan.
-1904: Classical pianist Vladimir Horowitz was born in Ukraine.
-1914: Historian and author Daniel J. Boorstin was born in Atlanta, Georgia.
-1965: Actress who played Maria in The Sound of Music (1965), Julie Andrews was born Julie Elizabeth Wells in Surrey, England.
October 2
World Farm Animals Day
Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano read by Marc Maron
World Hoop Day
The Hula-Hoopin' Queen by Thelma Godin read by Oprah Winfrey
-1800: Nat Turner, leader of major slave rebellion, was born in Southampton County, Virginia.
-1879: Poet Wallace Stevens was born in Reading, Pennsylvania.
-1890: Comedian Groucho Marx was born in New York City.
-1904: Writer Graham Greene was born in Hertfordshire, England.
-1967: Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was the first African-American appointed to the nation's highest court.
October 3
-1873: Etiquette expert Emily Post was born in Baltimore, Maryland.
-1900: Thomas Wolfe was born in Asheville, North Carolina.
-1916: English veterinarian and author James Herriot was born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland, England.
-1925: American novelist Gore Vidal was born Eugene Luther Vidal, in West Point, New York.
-1990: East Germany and West Germany were reunited as Germany.
October 4
World Animal Day
A Tale of Two Beasts by Fiona Roberton read by Sarah Silverman
-1861: Sculptor, artist, and adventure writer Frederic Remington was born in Canton, New York.
-1914: Journalist Brendan Gill was born in Hartford, Connecticut.
-1957: Sputnik I, the first satellite, was launched from the Soviet Union.
October 4-5
- 1777: British General Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne held a council of war with his staff during the month-long Battle of Saratoga, called by author Richard Ketchum the turning point of America's revolutionary war.
October 5
World Teachers' Day
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco read by Jane Kaczmarek
-1713: French encyclopedist Denis Diderot was born in Langres, France.
-1936: Czech writer and President Vaclav Havel was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Havel is also an outspoken political activist. He was one of the leaders of the movement for democratic reform in Czechoslovakia, and he became the first president of Czechoslovakia in 1989. After the country divided, he was elected President of the Czech Republic.
-1952: British screenwriter and novelist Clive Barker was born in Liverpool, England.
October 7
-1765: Stamp Act Congress met in New York to protest British Stamp Act.
October 8
-1871: Great Chicago Fire
-1941: Jesse Jackson was born in Greenville, SC.
October 11
International Day of the Girl
October 13
World Zombie Day
Zombies Don't Eat Veggies! by Megan and Jorge Lacera read by Jamie Camil
-1890: Novelist and short story writer Conrad Richter was born in Pine Grove, Pennsylvania.
-1902: Harlem Renaissance writer Arna[ud] Wendell Bontemps was born in Alexandria, Louisiana.
-1925: Comedian Lenny Bruce was born Leonard Schneider in the town of Mineola on New York's Long Island.
-1941: Singer and songwriter Paul Simon was born in Newark, New Jersey. October 14.
-1926: A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh was publishedOctober 16
-1758: Noah Webster was born.
October 14
National Dessert Day
The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake by Robin Newman read by Wanda Sykes
October 17
-1915: Arthur Miller was born.
-1989: San Francisco earthquake that measured 7.1 on the Richter scale.
October 18
-1889: Novelist Fannie Hurst was born.
-1919: Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau was born.
-1921: Sen. Jesse Helms, R-N.C., leading Senate conservative, was born.
-1925: Greek actress Melina Mercouri was born.
-1926: Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry was born.
-1927: Actor George C. Scott was born.
-1933: Actor Peter Boyle was born.
-1939: Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was born.
-1939: Professional football coach Mike Ditka was born.
-1947: Actor Joe Morton was born.
1951: Actress Pam Dawber was born.
-1959: The Soviet Union announced an unmanned space vehicle had taken the first pictures of the far side of the moon.
-1960: Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme was born.
-1961: Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis was born.
-1961: Actress Erin Moran ("Happy Days") was born.
-1974: The jury in the Watergate cover-up trial heard a tape recording in which President Nixon told aide John Dean to try to stop the Watergate burglary investigation before it implicated White House personnel.
-1984: President Reagan ordered an investigation of a CIA handbook for Nicaraguan rebels that suggested assassination as a political tactic.
-1990: Iraq, pinched by economic sanctions, offered to sell oil to anyone at half the going price.
-1991: Israel and the Soviet Union agreed to renew full diplomatic relations for first time since 1967. The United States and Soviet Union formally invited Israeli and Arab leaders to a conference in Madrid, Spain, to initiate direct bilateral peace talks.
-1992: Numerous civilians were killed or wounded when Serbian forces unleashed a citywide artillery barrage on Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina.
-1993: A Los Angeles jury acquitted two black defendants of most charges in the beating of white truck driver Reginald Denny during the 1992 riots.
-1996: The Democratic National Committee halted fundraising efforts by finance vice-chairman John Huang and returned a contribution from a South Korean business group. Huang also solicited contributions from wealthy Indonesians, one of whom reportedly bragged about his influence in Washington.
October 19
-1941: Germany sank U.S. merchant ship Lehigh (World War II)
-1960: U.S. imposed an embargo on all exports form Cuba.
October 20
National Chemistry Day
at New York State Museum in Albany, NY, for families: http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/national-chemistry-day
National Day of Writing
-1859: John Dewey was born.
-1931: Micky Mantle, U.S. baseball player who had 536 home runs and more that 1700 strikeouts, was born.
October 21
National Reptile Awareness Day
Snappsy The Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book) by Julie Falatko read by David Harbour
Private I. Guana by Nina Laden read by Esai Morales
October 22
-1873: New York's Metropolitan Opera House opened.
-1881: Boston Symphony Orchestra was founded.
October 25
-1881: Pablo Picasso was born.
October 23
National Mole Day
No More Noisy Nights by Holly L. Niner read by Tony Hale
October 25
World Pasta Day
Strega Nona by Tomie dePaola read by Mary Steenburgen: storylineonline.net/books/strega-nona/
International Artist's Day
When Pigasso Met Mootisse by Nina Laden read by Eric Close: storylineonline.net/books/when-pigasso-met-mootisse/
Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli read by CCH Pounder: storylineonline.net/books/sophies-masterpiece/
October 26
-1825: Opening of the Erie Canal. The idea for the canal came from the governor of New York, Dewitt Clinton. He was mocked for his plan to connect the Atlantic Ocean with the Great Lakes, and his project was ridiculed as "Clinton's Big Ditch."
-1911: Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans.
-1921: The only daughter of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Frances Scott Fitzgerald, was born in St. Paul, Minnesota.
October 27
-1722: Statesman and patriot Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
-1906: Hardboiled crime novelist Jim Thompson was born in Anadarko, Oklahoma.
-1914: Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales.
-1917: Lawyer and novelist Louis Auchincloss was born in Lawrence, New York.
-1932: Poet Sylvia Plath was born in Boston, Massachusetts.
-1940: Novelist and memoirist Maxine Hong Kingston was born Maxine Hong in Stockton, California.
October 28
International Observe the Moon Night
National Chocolate Day
-1886: Statue of Liberty was dedicated by U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
-1903: British satirist Evelyn Waugh, born in London.
-1929: Poet John Hollander, born in New York City.
October 29
National Cat Day
Me and My Cat by Satoshi Kitamura read by Elijah Wood: storylineonline.net/books/me-and-my-cat/
Romeow & Drooliet by Nina Laden read by Haylie Duff: storylineonline.net/books/romeow-drooliet/
October 30
-1751: Richard Brinsley Sheridan was born near Dublin, Ireland.
-1885: American poet Ezra Pound was born in Hailey, Idaho.
October 31
Halloween
51 easy Halloween paper crafts: molliemakes.com/papercraft/halloween-paper-crafts/
Halloween Activities and Centers for Preschool, Pre-K and Kindergarten: pocketofpreschool.com/halloween-activities-centers-preschool-pre-k-kindergarten
Halloween Crafts & Games for the Classroom; www.ptotoday.com/room-parent/room-parent-articles/8758-halloween-crafts-games-for-the-classroom
Hey, That's My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Lily Tomlin: storylineonline.net/books/i-need-my-monster/
How I Met My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Nancy Cartwright: storylineonline.net/books/how-i-met-my-monster/
I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll read by Rita Moreno: storylineonline.net/books/i-need-my-monster/
Marshmallow Ghost: https://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/10/marshmallow-ghost.html
Not -So-Scary Boo Book: www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/face-fears-through-the-not-so-scary-boo-book - Children make their own book to help them talk about things that scare them.
Pasta Skeleton: https://www.activityvillage.co.uk/pasta-skeleton
Poems for Halloween: poets.org/poems?field_occasion_tid=487
National Magic Day
-1517: Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation by nailing a proclamation, 95 Theses, to the door of Witten berg Palace Church in Wittenberg, Germany.
-1632: Dutch painter Jan Vermeer was born.
-1795: English poet John Keats was born in London.
-1860: Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low was born.
-1864: Nevada was admitted to the Union as the 36th state.
-1887: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, the first leader of Nationalist China, was born.
-1900: Actress/singer Ethel Waterswas born.
-1920: Mystery writer Dick Francis was born in Lawrenny, Wales. g.
-1912: Actress Dale Evans was born.
-1922: Barbara Bel Geddes was born.
-1926: Magician, illusionist and escape artist Harry Houdini died of peritonitis in a Detroit hospital following a blow to the abdomen.
-1931: Astronaut Michael Collins was born.
-1931: TV news anchorman Dan Rather was born.
-1936: Actor/producer Michael Landon was born.
-1937: Folk singer/songwriter Tom Paxton was born.
-1941: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial -- consisting of the sculpted heads of Presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt -- was completed.
-1942: Actor David Ogden Stiers was born.
-1943: Stephen Rea was born.
-1945: Violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman was born.
-1948: Actress Deidre Hall was born.
-1950: Comic actor John Candy was born.
-1950: Broadcaster Jane Pauley was born.
-1963: Comic actor Rob Schneider was born.
-1967: Rapper Vanilla Ice was born.
-1968: President Johnson announced a halt to the bombing of North Vietnam.
-1984: India's Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by Sikh guards. Her son, Rajiv, succeeded her.
-1985: Salvage divers located the remains of the booty-laden pirate ship Whydah, which sank Feb. 17, 1717, off Cape Cod, Mass.
-1988: Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos pleaded innocent to charges that she and her husband, deposed President Ferdinand Marcos, embezzled more than $100 million from the Philippine government.
-1990: Egypt rebuffed a call by Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for a peaceful settlement to the Gulf crisis, but a key Soviet diplomat said his government had not ruled out military force.
-1992: More than 300 people were killed in renewed fighting as Angola slid back into civil war.
-1993: Voters in Peru narrowly approved a new constitution, increasing the power of the presidency.
-1994: A twin-engine commuter plane crashed into a soybean field 30 miles south of Gary, Ind. All 68 persons aboard were killed.