What Happened on Oct 28

Harvard University Founded

The Early History of Harvard University Harvard University, which celebrated its 350th anniversary in 1986, is the oldest institution of higher... Read more

Battle Of White Plains

The Battle of White Plains was a battle in the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on October 28, 1776, in... Read more

Battle of Wauhatchie - Longstreet Defeated

Description: In an effort to relieve Union forces besieged in Chattanooga, Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas and Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant initiated the... Read more

Second Battle of Newtonia

Description: Price’s force was in full retreat following its expedition into Missouri. On October 28, 1864, it stopped to rest about two miles... Read more

Gilbert H. Grosvenor Is Born

October 28 marks the birth date of Gilbert H. Grosvenor, the editor credited with transforming National Geographic Magazine from a small scholarly... Read more

Statue of Liberty Dedicated

The Statue of Liberty National Monument officially celebrated her 100th birthday on October 28, 1986. The people of France gave the Statue to the... Read more

Myron Spaulding Is Born

Myron Spaulding (October 28, 1905–September 11, 2000) was a renowned American sailor, yacht designer and builder and concert violinist in... Read more

Atlantic City Train Wreck

By the wrecking of a three-coach electric train on the West Jersey and Seashore railroad, this afternoon, at least fifty passengers perished and... Read more

Congress Passes The Volstead Act

On October 28, 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act providing for enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, ratified nine... Read more

Italian Forces Invade Greece

On 28 October 1940, after Greek dictator Ioannis Metaxas rejected an Italian ultimatum demanding the occupation of Greek territory, Italian forces... Read more

"How Green Was My Valley" Is Released

How Green Was My Valley is a 1941 American drama film directed by John Ford. The film was produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, written by Philip Dunne,... Read more

German Counteroffensive Successfully Ends Slovak National Uprising

On September 19 German command replaced SS-Obergruppenführer Berger, who had been in charge of the troops fighting the Uprising, with General... Read more

"Carmen Jones" Is Released

Carmen Jones is a 1954 American musical film produced and directed by Otto Preminger. The screenplay by Harry Kleiner is based on the libretto for... Read more

Bill Gates is born

William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, and chairman of Microsoft, the software... Read more

Angelo Roncalli (John XXIII) elected Pope

Blessed Pope John XXIII (Latin: Ioannes PP. XXIII; Italian: Giovanni XXIII), born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (25 November, 1881 – 3 June, 1963),... Read more

Khruschev Announces Soviet Union will Remove Missiles from Cuba in Radio Moscow Address

After much deliberation between the Soviet Union and Kennedy's cabinet, Kennedy secretly agreed to remove all missiles set in Turkey on the border... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Talking Book

Talking Book is the fifteenth album by Stevie Wonder, released on October 27, 1972. It was the second of five consecutive albums referred to as his... Read more

Lars Ulrich and James Hetfield form Metallica

Metallica was formed in Los Angeles, California, in early 1981 when drummer Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles newspaper—The... Read more

FDA Approves Lilly's Humulin N

Humulin N is an insulin injection for patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Humulin N is a replicated version of human insulin hormone that is... Read more

"The Cheever Letters" - Season 4 Episode 8 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Cheever Letters" is the forty-eighth episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 8th episode of the 4th season. The episode was... Read more

"The Lip Reader" - Season 5 Episode 6 of Seinfeld First Airs

"The Lip Reader" is the seventieth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 6th episode for the 5th season. It aired on October 28,... Read more

Baku Metro Fire

A disastrous fire in the subway of Baku, the capitol of Azerbaijan, occured on Saturday the 28th of October 1995. The fire caused the death of 289... Read more

FDA Approves Stiefel's Soriatane

Treating severe psoriasis. Soriatane is a kit that contains a vitamin A derivative (retinoid) and moisturizing foam. Exactly how the retinoid... Read more

Yes release Keys to Ascension

Keys to Ascension is a double album by the British progressive rock group Yes and was released in 1996. The last time Jon Anderson, Chris Squire,... Read more

Deftones release Around the Fur

Around the Fur is Deftones' second major label album, released in 1997. The songs "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"... Read more