On this day in history
October 28
American
1886The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor, a gift from France to American freedom.
The Statue of Liberty is dedicated in New York Harbor, a gift from France to American freedom.
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1919Congress overrides Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Volstead Act, beginning national Prohibition.
Congress overrides Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Volstead Act, beginning national Prohibition.
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1965Construction finishes on the Gateway Arch in St Louis, the tallest man made monument in the United States.
Construction finishes on the Gateway Arch in St Louis, the tallest man made monument in the United States.
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World
1962Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis after thirteen d…
Nikita Khrushchev agrees to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis after thirteen days on the nuclear brink.
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1922Benito Mussolini's Blackshirts march on Rome, and the king hands him power; fascism takes its first nation.
Benito Mussolini's Blackshirts march on Rome, and the king hands him power; fascism takes its first nation.
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1940Italy invades Greece from Albania, opening the Balkan front of World War II.
Italy invades Greece from Albania, opening the Balkan front of World War II.
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