THIS DAY IN HISTORY(31 OCTOBER)* *SOURCED AND COMPILED BY; SUMUKO, WISDOM

THIS DAY IN HISTORY(31 OCTOBER)
SOURCED AND COMPILED BY; SUMUKO, WISDOM

Did you know that on this day in 1517, the priest and scholar Martin Luther approached the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, and nailed a piece of paper to it containing the 95 revolutionary opinions that would begin the Protestant Reformation?

Did you know that on this day in 1982 Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Spain?

Did you know that in 1982 Pope John Paul II canonized Canadian Marguerite Bourgeoys, founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal, as a saint?

Assassination

Did you know that on this day in 1984 Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh at her home in New Delhi?

Did you know that on this day in 1989 Turgat Ozal was elected president of Turkey?

Did you know that on this day in 1991 Palestinians attended US mideast peace talks in Madrid?

Did you know that on this day in 1993 25 people were killed during Ghana-Ivory Coast soccer match?

Did you know that on this day in 1994 American tennis star Venus Williams made her professional debut as a 14 year old with a 6-3, 6-4 win over former NCAA champion and world No. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California?

Did you know that on this day in 1999 Roman Catholic Church and Lutheran Church leaders signed the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, ending a centuries-old doctrinal dispute over the nature of faith and salvation?

Did you know that on this day in 2003 Mahathir Mohamad resigned as Prime Minister of Malaysia and was replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power?

Did you know that on this day in 2011 The world population reached 7 billion inhabitants according to the United Nations?

Did you know that in 2012 The New York stock exchange opened after being closed for two days after Hurricane Sandy?

Did you know that in 2016 Lebanon parliament elected Michel Aoun President after 2 1/2 years without a leader?

Did you know that on this day in 2017 Judge on Maui, Hawaii ordered man to write ex-girlfriend 144 compliments after violating protection order to send 144 nasty text messages?😄😄

Did you know that in 2017 John Kelly, White House Chief of Staff comments in TV interview that “the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War", drew criticism?

Did you know that in 2017 Terrorist attacked in New York when a truck mows down people on a cycle lane, killing 8, injuring 10?

Did you know that in 2017 Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested in Zama, Japan, a day after nine dismembered bodies found in his apartment?

Wishing you a pleasant day

SOURCED AND COMPILED BY; SUMUKO, WISDOM
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