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What happened on October 28 in American history
October 28 is the 301st day of the year (the 302nd in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from October 28 spanning 1636 to 2009. Among them: in 1636, Massachusetts Bay sets aside £400 toward a school or college; and in 1886, Rain and fog over the harbor; Cleveland unveils Liberty before 2,000 shivering guests.
1636Member story · 1776 Club
Massachusetts Bay sets aside £400 toward a school or college
No site, no name yet, just a sum of money and a plan to train ministers.
1886
Rain and fog over the harbor; Cleveland unveils Liberty before 2,000 shivering guests
A two-decade French gift reaches New York, and the torch is lit for the first time.
1919Member story · 1776 Club
Congress overrides Wilson; the Volstead Act becomes law despite his veto
The same day Wilson rejects it, both chambers vote again and the enforcement law for Prohibition stands.
1962
Khrushchev agreed to pull the missiles out of Cuba
Thirteen days after U-2 photographs found the sites, the Soviet premier backs down and the world exhales.
1965
Crews set the last piece, and the Gateway Arch finally closes at 630 feet
A nine-ton triangle of steel bridges the gap between two legs that had been rising toward each other for two years.
2009Member story · 1776 Club
Obama signs hate-crimes law bearing Shepard and Byrd's names
Eleven years after both men were murdered, federal protections finally cover sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
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