Calendar: Week of October 24

Here’s a look at the week ahead on our “Sunday Morning” Calendar:

     
Monday is World Polio Day, dedicated to eradicating a disease that still strikes young victims in remote parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

• World Polio Day (endpolio.org)
  
• polioeradication.org
  
• 10 facts on polio eradication (WHO)
  
• Gallery: Polio vaccine - A look back
  
• The Salk polio vaccine: A medical miracle turns 60
  

        
Tuesday kicks off National Magic Week, culminating on Monday the 31st, the 90th anniversary of the death of Harry Houdini.

• National Magic Week (Oct. 25-31, 2016)
  
• Society of American Magicians
  
• Why Penn & Teller need each other (“Sunday Morning,” 01/25/15)
  
• The art and magic of Harry Houdini (“Sunday Morning,” 10/31/10)
  
• Magicians stage effort to restore Houdini’s grave
  
• The science of magic: Not just hocus-pocus (“Sunday Morning,” 11/01/09)
  

On Wednesday, “CBS This Morning” anchor Norah O’Donnell will co-host the 27th Courage in Journalism Award ceremony in New York, honoring female journalists who have shown extraordinary strength of character and integrity.

• 2016 Courage in Journalism Awards, Oct. 26 at Cipriani 42nd Street, New York City
  
• International Women’s Media Foundation
  

          
Thursday sees the launch of a new luxury hotel at Graceland, with family and friends of Elvis Presley taking part.

• The Guest House at Graceland, Memphis | Reservations
  
• Graceland (Official site)
  

          
Friday is the 130th anniversary of the dedication of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor.

• Statue of Liberty National Monument (nps.gov)
  
• Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation
  
• Inside the Statue of Liberty
  
• Gallery: The Statue of Liberty
  

          
Saturday marks four years since the so-called Superstorm Sandy made landfall in New Jersey, killing at least 125 people and inflicting an estimated $62 billion in damage.

• Gallery: Superstorm floods New York City
  
• Gallery: Superstorm’s most dramatic images
  
• Gallery: Sandy’s devastation on Staten Island
  
• Gallery: Superstorm Sandy - State-by-state snapshots
  
• Complete CBSNews.com coverage: Superstorm Sandy