TodayOn this dayOctober 31
On this day
Good news on October 31.
Positive things that happened on October 31, with 2 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1860
Juliette Gordon Low was born in Savannah, Georgia, on October 31, 1860. She later founded the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
For a read-aloud. Juliette Gordon Low was born, and she founded the Girl Scouts.
1864
Nevada obtained statehood on October 31, 1864, and Carson City was chosen as the capital.
For a read-aloud. Nevada became a state, and Carson City was chosen as its capital.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What group for kids would you start in your neighborhood?
- What does it mean for a place to become a new state?
From the archive
Stories published on October 31 will show up here. The archive is still young.
No archive story for this date yet.
When a story is published on October 31, it will be listed here with the milestones above.