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    Costume parades provided kids with the opportunity to showcase their creativity.


    A children's costume parade in 1962.

    A children’s costume parade in 1962.

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    Elementary school children participated in a Halloween festival in Anaheim, California, in 1962.

    Jack-o’-lanterns are a hallowed Halloween tradition.


    Jack-o'-lanterns in 1965.

    Jack-o’-lanterns in 1965.

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    These jack-o’-lanterns were photographed in 1965.

    Halloween wasn’t all parties and costumes — there were also bike rides for charity.


    A Halloween charity bike ride in 1971.

    A Halloween charity bike ride in 1971.

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    Bicyclists began the Halloween Maximus 500 from the Syracuse campus in 1971 to raise funds for UNICEF.

    “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” filmed a Halloween episode in 1973.


    The cast of "The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour" in 1973.

    The cast of “The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour” in 1973.

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    Sonny Bono and Cher incorporated numerous costumes into a Halloween episode of their CBS show, which was on TV in the 1970s.

    Children in costume went trick-or-treating at the White House, a tradition that continues today.


    Trick-or-treating at the White House in 1974.

    Trick-or-treating at the White House in 1974.

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    First lady Betty Ford greeted costumed children from the Washington area in 1974 during a Halloween benefit.

    The White House continues to celebrate Halloween each year.

    Some costumes were head-to-toe getups.


    Halloween costumes in 1977.

    Halloween costumes in 1977.

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    Halloween revelers at New York’s Studio 54 danced the night away in 1977.

    Spooky magic tricks were the life of A-list events.


    The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, in 1978.

    The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, in 1978.

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    Magician Doug Henning, right, showed actor John Ritter a card trick as they celebrated Halloween in 1978 at the Magic Castle, a private magicians’ club in Hollywood.

    Celebrities like Jane Fonda and The Village People threw massive Halloween parties.


    Jane Fonda and The Village People in 1979.

    Jane Fonda and The Village People in 1979.

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    Actress Jane Fonda laughed along with two members of The Village People during a Halloween party in 1979 in Los Angeles.

    Even police officers got in on the fun.


    Police officers wearing Halloween costumes in 1980.

    Police officers wearing Halloween costumes in 1980.

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    Policemen from an upper Manhattan precinct dressed in matching Groucho masks on Halloween night in 1980.

    Baseball players wore hilarious masks on the field.


    Baseball players in Halloween costumes in 1986.

    Baseball players in Halloween costumes in 1986.

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    Sammy Stewart, left, of the Boston Red Sox looked on in amusement as teammate Al Nipper wore a Halloween mask at Anaheim Stadium in 1986.

    Raggedy Ann was a favorite in the ’80s.


    A Raggedy Ann Halloween costume in 1986.

    A Raggedy Ann Halloween costume in 1986.

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    A woman wore a Raggedy Ann costume in Vacaville, California, in 1986.

    Political costumes were also all the rage.


    Presidential candidate mask costumes in 1988.

    Presidential candidate mask costumes in 1988.

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    Sales of presidential masks have successfully predicted nearly every US election.

    First Lady Barbara Bush used Halloween as an opportunity to teach literacy by reading Halloween stories.


    First lady Barbara Bush in 1990.

    First Lady Barbara Bush in 1990.

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    Bush read a Halloween story for children during a visit to the Literacy Council of Chicago in 1990.

    The characters from “The Wizard of Oz” remain a classic group costume, just as they were in the 1990s.


    "The Wizard of Oz" Halloween costumes in 1999.

    “The Wizard of Oz” Halloween costumes in 1999.

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    Notre Dame students dressed as characters from “The Wizard of Oz” in 1999.

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