Archives: December1969

• First Halloween Costumes: Skins, Skulls, and Skirts

  A far cry from the Twilight vampires, naughty nurses, and Spider-Men of 2009, the first Halloween costumes included animal skins and heads, drag getups, and even mechanical horse heads, historians say.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Halloween 2009: Top Costumes, History, Myths, More

  Get the facts on Halloween history, today’s most popular costumes, record-breaking pumpkins, and more in National Geographic News’s 2009 Halloween roundup.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Daylight Savings Time 2009: When and Why We Fall Back

  When is the big daylight saving time (often called daylight savings time) switchover in autumn 2009? Why do we fall back in the first place?