Almanac for October 29th

Erin O'Riordan's Almanac for October 29th: https://ko-fi.com/post/October-29-Winona-Ryder-M4M5150FEQ

Bummer October 29th

October 29, 1901: Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of President William McKinley, is executed by electrocution.

October 29, 1994: Francisco Martin Duran of New Mexico stood outside the fence surrounding the White House and fired 29 rounds from an SKS rifle at a group of men on the grounds. None of the men were injured, and Duran was tackled by three civilians. 

Duran is eventually sentenced to 40 years in prison for attempting to assassinate President William J. Clinton. Clinton is inside the White House watching a football (American football) game when the incident occurs. 

October 29, 1998: An arson fire at a Halloween disco celebration in Gothenburg, Sweden. Four teenagers were found guilty of starting the fire, allegedly because they hadn’t been allowed to enter the disco for free. The fire killed 63 people, many of them also teenagers.

October 29, 2003: A dust explosion at the Hayes Lemmerz aluminum wheel manufacturing plant in Huntington, Indiana, injures three workers, one of whom subsequently dies from his severe burns.