Monthly Archives: October 2014

On this day, Halloween, celebrated on October 31, can be traced back to Samhain, the ancient Celtic harvest festival honoring the Lord of the Dead. Observed on November 1 in the British Isles and parts of France, Samhain also marked the … Continue reading →

On this day in 1938 – A radio play entitled “The War of the Worlds” and starring Orson Welles aired. It was a hoax portraying a Martian invasion; many people panicked, believing the portrayal to be true.

On this day in 1969 – The Internet was created when the first connection was made between computers at UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute. That connection, ARPANET, was the precursor to the Internet developed by the Department of Defense

On this day in 1982 – “Newhart” debuted on TV.

On this day in 1901 – Annie Edson Taylor, a 43-year-old daredevil widow, became the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.