PHTrivia for today mga ka ph :]
Pope Admits the Earth Revolves Around the Sun
October 31, 1992
Pope John Paul II announces that the Catholic Church erred by imprisoning Galileo Galilei for his belief that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Galileo was forced to recant his belief under the threat of torture and was sentenced to house arrest for the remainder of his life. The Church's decision was the result of a 13-year investigation into the matter.
The Death of Halloween - Boy Dies From Poison Candy
October 31, 1974
An 8-year-old Texas boy dies after eating cyanide-laced Halloween candy. The boy's father Ronald Clark O'Bryan was later convicted and executed for the murder. He had laced Pixie Stix with cyanide and passed them out to children, including his 8-year-old-son and 5-year-old daughter. After his son died Halloween night, the medical examiner guessed that it was cyanide poisoning due to the smell of almonds on the boy's breath and the other Pixie Stix were collected before anyone else ate them.
Vietnam War
October 31, 1968
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that the U.S. will cease the bombing of North Vietnam, just before the Presidential election. This would bring and end to 3½ years of Operation Rolling Thunder. The campaign had cost more than 900 American aircraft, 818 pilots dead or missing, and hundreds in captivity. Nearly 120 Vietnam People's Air Force planes were also destroyed in air combat, accidents, or by friendly fire.
First NASA Astronaut to Die in Training
October 31, 1964
While Theodore Freeman was piloting a T-38 jet trainer from St. Louis to Houston, a goose flew into the port-side air intake causing the engine to flame out. He attempting to land on the Houston runway, but realized he was too short and might hit military housing, so he banked away from the runway, and ejected. Freeman's parachute did not deploy in time, and he died upon impact with the ground.
Mount Rushmore
October 31, 1941
The memorial is completed. Work had begun in 1927 by sculpture Gutzon Borglum who died in March leaving his son to complete the task.
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PS. Dahil halloween, lalapag ako ng trivia about notorious killers mamaya. Happy Halloween mga ka ph!
Pope Admits the Earth Revolves Around the Sun
October 31, 1992
Pope John Paul II announces that the Catholic Church erred by imprisoning Galileo Galilei for his belief that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Galileo was forced to recant his belief under the threat of torture and was sentenced to house arrest for the remainder of his life. The Church's decision was the result of a 13-year investigation into the matter.
The Death of Halloween - Boy Dies From Poison Candy
October 31, 1974
An 8-year-old Texas boy dies after eating cyanide-laced Halloween candy. The boy's father Ronald Clark O'Bryan was later convicted and executed for the murder. He had laced Pixie Stix with cyanide and passed them out to children, including his 8-year-old-son and 5-year-old daughter. After his son died Halloween night, the medical examiner guessed that it was cyanide poisoning due to the smell of almonds on the boy's breath and the other Pixie Stix were collected before anyone else ate them.
Vietnam War
October 31, 1968
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces that the U.S. will cease the bombing of North Vietnam, just before the Presidential election. This would bring and end to 3½ years of Operation Rolling Thunder. The campaign had cost more than 900 American aircraft, 818 pilots dead or missing, and hundreds in captivity. Nearly 120 Vietnam People's Air Force planes were also destroyed in air combat, accidents, or by friendly fire.
First NASA Astronaut to Die in Training
October 31, 1964
While Theodore Freeman was piloting a T-38 jet trainer from St. Louis to Houston, a goose flew into the port-side air intake causing the engine to flame out. He attempting to land on the Houston runway, but realized he was too short and might hit military housing, so he banked away from the runway, and ejected. Freeman's parachute did not deploy in time, and he died upon impact with the ground.
Mount Rushmore
October 31, 1941
The memorial is completed. Work had begun in 1927 by sculpture Gutzon Borglum who died in March leaving his son to complete the task.
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PS. Dahil halloween, lalapag ako ng trivia about notorious killers mamaya. Happy Halloween mga ka ph!