Today in History
On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, was dedicated in New York
Harbor
The Associated Press
12:01 AM EDT, October 28, 2009
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2009. There are 64 days
left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of
France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
On this date:
In 1636, the General Court of Massachusetts passed a legislative act
establishing Harvard College.
In 1776, the Battle of White Plains was fought during the
Revolutionary War, resulting in a limited British victory.
In 1858, Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth
Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.
In 1918, the Republic of Czechoslovakia proclaimed its independence.
In 1919, Congress enacted the Volstead Act, which provided for
enforcement of Prohibition, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt rededicated the Statue of
Liberty on its 50th anniversary.
In 1940, Italy invaded Greece during World War II.
In 1958, the Roman Catholic patriarch of Venice, Angelo Giuseppe
Roncalli, was elected pope; he took the name John XXIII.
In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States
that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba.
In 1980, President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential nominee
Ronald Reagan faced off in a nationally broadcast, 90-minute debate in
Cleveland.
Ten years ago: Five Republican presidential hopefuls debated such
issues as abortion, health care and taxes in their second meeting in
less than a week; once again, front-runner George W. Bush was absent
from the gathering in New Hampshire. The House passed, 218-211, the
last spending bill of the year, which President Bill Clinton said he
would veto.
Five years ago: Insurgents executed 11 Iraqi soldiers and declared on
an Islamic militant Web site that Iraqi fighters would avenge "the
blood" of women and children killed in U.S. strikes on the guerrilla
stronghold of Fallujah. Boston Red Sox fans turned out by the tens of
thousands near historic Fenway Park to celebrate their World Series
champion team, the city's first since 1918.
One year ago: Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to
four months in jail for his part in a sex-and-text scandal.
(Kilpatrick ended up serving 99 days.)
Today's Birthdays: Jazz singer Cleo Laine is 82. Actress Joan
Plowright is 80. Musician-songwriter Charlie Daniels is 73. Actress
Jane Alexander is 70. Singer Curtis Lee is 68. Actor Dennis Franz is
65. Pop singer Wayne Fontana is 64. Actress Telma Hopkins is 61.
Olympic track and field gold medalist Bruce Jenner is 60. Actress
Annie Potts is 57. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 54. The
president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is 53. Rock musician Stephen
Morris (New Order) is 52. Country/gospel singer-musician Ron Hemby
(The Buffalo Club) is 51. Rock singer-musician William Reid (The Jesus
& Mary Chain) is 51. Actor Mark Derwin is 49. Actress Daphne Zuniga is
47. Actress Lauren Holly is 46. Actress Jami Gertz is 44. Actor Chris
Bauer is 43. "Tonight Show" sidekick Andy Richter is 43. Actress Julia
Roberts is 42. Country singer-musician Caitlin Cary is 41. Actor
Jeremy Davies is 40. Singer Ben Harper is 40. Country singer Brad
Paisley is 37. Retired NFL player Terrell Davis is 37. Actor Joaquin
Phoenix is 35. Singer Justin Guarini ("American Idol") is 31. Pop
singer Brett Dennen is 30. Rock musician Dave Tirio (Plain White T's)
is 30.
Thought for Today: "Truth is not introduced into the individual from
without, but was within him all the time." — Soren Kierkegaard, Danish
philosopher (1813-1855)
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