The Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Edition
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3,156 pounds
The weight of Ron Wallace's Rhode Island pumpkin, the first ever to top 3,000 pounds and officially the largest fruit ever grown. It smashed a record a British rival had set just one week earlier.
Source: Smithsonian
Saturday, Oct. 31: Halloween arrives: trick-or-treaters, costumes, and candy take over for the year's spookiest night.
Sunday, Nov. 1: Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. and clocks fall back an hour -- sleep experts say small schedule shifts in the days before can make the change less jarring.
- 1797The USS Constitution, later nicknamed 'Old Ironsides,' is launched in Boston Harbor
- 1805Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats the French and Spanish fleets at the Battle of Trafalgar
- 1879Thomas Edison successfully tests his first practical incandescent light bulb
- 1959The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opens in New York City
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