Today in 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. A dog there once climbed all 48 of the state’s 4,000 foot high mountains.
On this day in 1928, the start of the Trans-America Foot Race, aka the "Bunion Derby," in which about 200 runners in Los Angeles set out to run all the way to New York City.
It's said Harry Houdini wanted to make the greatest escape of all time... from mortality. Bess Houdini held seances every Halloween, trying to pick up whatever signals her late husband might be sending out from the hereafter.
