Pumpkins are now one of the most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a ...

NASA/GSFC/SDO On October 8, the Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured a spooky sight in distant the sky: the sun looking like a menacing jack-o'-lantern, just in time for Halloween. Take a ...

Today is Thursday, Oct. 31, the 305th day of 2024. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira ...

Picture this: a roaring bonfire, scary ghost stories, spooky snacks, overflowing sweets, and spirited trick-or-treaters. Sounds like the perfect All Hallow's Eve, right? But have you ever stopped and ...

The Great Jack-O’-Lantern Blaze got off to a gord-geous start last weekend. On Friday the 13 th, the Historic Hudson Valley’s annual Halloween event kicked off its 2024 season with jack-o'-lanterns ...