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Today In History: Famous Faces Completed

A look at what happened October 31st in history.

In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state.

In 1941, Mount Rushmore was completed.

In 1964, “Baby Love” by the Supremes topped the pop singles chart.

Flash forward to this day In 2006…after 35 years at the helm, beloved game show host Bob Barker announced he would retire from CBS’ “The Price Is Right” at the end of the 2006-2007 TV season.

In 2011, the United Nations announced the world population had reached seven billion people.

In 2015, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah won the Breeders’ Cup Classic in the final race of his career. American Pharoah

 

A look at what happened October 31st in history.

In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state.

In 1941, Mount Rushmore was completed.

In 1964, "Baby Love" by the Supremes topped the pop singles chart.

Flash forward to this day In 2006...after 35 years at the helm, beloved game show host Bob Barker announced he would retire from CBS' "The Price Is Right" at the end of the 2006-2007 TV season.

In 2011, the United Nations announced the world population had reached seven billion people.

In 2015, Triple Crown winner American Pharoah won the Breeders' Cup Classic in the final race of his career. American Pharoah became the first horse to win the Triple Crown and Breeders' Cup.

And this day in music history In 2018...Blackpink became the first K-pop girl group to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 with multiple hits.

And that's today's Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio

 

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