History

Kristen Stewart is always around vampires these days. She's surrounded by the bloodsuckers in 'Twilight', and rumor has it she's back on with Robert Pattinson, AKA Edward Cullen. So since vampires are a Halloween staple, and October 31st is just around the corner, what better way to help us understand the creepy holiday than by enlisting K-Stew?

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1787: The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the US Constitution, is published (more info) 1904: The first underground New York City Subway line opens (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1825: The Erie Canal opens, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River (more info) 1881: Wyatt Earp, his two brothers, and Doc Holliday are involved in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1854: The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place at Balaklava during the Crimean War (more info) 1944: The Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships for the first time (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1901; Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (more info) 1929: The "Black Thursday" stock market crash occurs on the New York Stock Exchange (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 42 B.C.: Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, commits suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi (more info) 1850: The first National Women's Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts (more info)

Halloween is the best holiday around, hands down. Why? We get boatloads of candy for free, we can dress up as Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and no one will bat an eyelash. Is there anything more magical than parading around in ridiculous garb and entering sugar coma after sugar coma? No way!

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1934: Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio (more info) 1957: The United States suffers its first casualties in Vietnam (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1944: Two liquid gas tanks explode in Cleveland, Ohio, killing 130 people and leveling 30 city blocks (more info) 1944: General Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines, 30 months after he declared "I shall return" (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1781: British General Cornwallis surrenders to General George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia, bringing an end to the last major battle of the American Revolution (more info) 1789: Chief Justice John Jay is sworn in as the first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1469: Ferdinand of Aragon marries Isabella of Castile in Valladolid, beginning a cooperative reign that would unite Spain and elevate the nation to a dominant world power (more info) 1648: Boston Shoemakers form the first US labor organization (more info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1931: Gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion (more info) 1933: Albert Einstein flees Nazi Germany and moves to the United States (more info) 1968: Olympic medalists Tommie Smith and John Carlos are forced to return their awards because they raised their fists in a black-power salute duri