On this day: October 31

POSTED: 10:59 PM MDT Oct 30, 2012    UPDATED: 12:00 AM MDT Oct 31, 2012 
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The first All Hallows' Evening is celebrated, Nevada becomes a state, Harry Houdini dies, Mount Rushmore is completed, and the Vatican apologizes to Galileo, all on this day.