International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists: This day aims to raise awareness about the need to bring to justice those who commit crimes against journalists and promote a safe and enabling environment for journalists to perform their work.
International Day of the Dead: A traditional holiday celebrated mainly in Mexico, it is a time to remember and honor loved ones who have passed away. It is believed that the spirits of the dead come back to visit their families on this day.
National Deviled Egg Day: A food holiday celebrated in the United States, it encourages people to prepare and enjoy deviled eggs, which are hard-boiled eggs that have been cut in half, and the yolk mixed with mayonnaise and spices before being put back into the egg whites.
National Plan Your Epitaph Day: A day to think about what words you would like to have on your gravestone when you pass away, it encourages people to reflect on their life and what they would like to be remembered for.
All Souls’ Day: A Christian holiday that follows All Saints’ Day, it is a day to pray for the souls of the faithful departed who are believed to be in purgatory.
1889: North Dakota and South Dakota become the 39th and 40th states of the United States.
1947: The Spruce Goose, the largest flying boat ever built, takes its first and only flight with Howard Hughes at the controls.
1963: South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated in a military coup.
1983: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday, to be celebrated on the third Monday of January each year.
2000: The first crew arrives at the International Space Station, consisting of one American and two Russian astronauts.
