October 28 - The Day in HIstory

October 28 : General Interest 1965: Gateway Arch completed On this day in 1965, construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a spectacular 630-foot-high parabola of stainless steel marking the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial on the waterfront of St. Louis, Missouri... read more American Revolution 1775 : British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-proclamation-forbids-residents-from-leaving-boston Automotive 1992 : Leif Erickson Tunnel completes 1,593-mile I-35 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/leif-erickson-tunnel-completes-1593-mile-i-35 Civil War 1864 : The Second Battle of Fair Oaks concludes http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/second-battle-of-fair-oaks-concludes Cold War 1962 : The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-cuban-missile-crisis-comes-to-an-end Crime 1961 : Chuck Berry goes on trial for the second time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chuck-berry-goes-on-trial-for-the-second-time Disaster 1999 : Cyclone intensifies near India http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cyclone-intensifies-near-india General Interest 1886 : Statue of Liberty dedicated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/statue-of-liberty-dedicated 1919 : Congress enforces prohibition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-enforces-prohibition Hollywood 1967 : Julia Roberts born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/julia-roberts-born Literary 1905 : George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession is performed in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-bernard-shaws-mrs-warrens-profession-is-performed-in-new-york Music 1998 : President Bill Clinton signs the Digital Millennium Copyright Act into law http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-bill-clinton-signs-the-digital-millennium-copyright-act-into-law Old West 1965 : Workers complete the famous Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/workers-complete-the-famous-gateway-arch-in-st-louis-missouri Presidential 1886 : Grover Cleveland dedicates Statue of Liberty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/grover-cleveland-dedicates-statue-of-liberty Sports 1922 : Princeton-Chicago football game is broadcast across the country http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/princeton-chicago-football-game-is-broadcast-across-the-country Vietnam War 1962 : Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-orders-withdrawal-of-missiles-from-cuba 1964 : U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing of North Vietnam. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-officials-deny-any-involvement-in-bombing-of-north-vietnam 1965 : Viet Cong commandos raid U.S. airfields http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/viet-cong-commandos-raid-us-airfields World War I 1918 : German sailors begin to mutiny http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/german-sailors-begin-to-mutiny World War II 1940 : Italy invades Greece http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/italy-invades-greece

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