Today in History

October 28;
1775-American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston
1886-In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleavland dedicates the Statue of Liberty
1919-The US Congress passes the Voilstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, paving the way for
Prohibition to begin the following January.
 

1636
Harvard Univ in Cambridge, Mass founded by a vote from Massachusetts General Court
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated by Pres. Grover Cleveland,celebrated by 1st ticker tape{confetti} parade in NYC
1941
movie' How Green Was My Valley' based on book by Richard Llewellyn,directed by John Ford,story of Welsh miners, close knit family. It starred Walter Pidgeon,Maureen O'Hara, Donald Crisp, Anna Lee,Roddy MacDowall,movie won 5 Oscars inc picture/ director,best supp actor{Crisp}
1959
American Football League awards Buffalo Bills franchise to owner, Ralph Wilson
1965
Gateway Arch in St,Louis, Missouri is completed. It was designed by Eero Saarinen,construction started in 1963, total cost,$15mil
 
Oct 28th Birthdays:
1897
Edith Head-Hollywood costume designer,won 8 Oscars for these films:
The Heiress, Sampson&Deliah,All About Eve,A PLace in the Sun,Roman Holiday, Sabrina,The Facts of l
Life, The Sting
1914
Jonas Salk- U.S.medical scientist who created polio vaccine
1929
Joan Plowright- British actress 'Enchanted April,The Scarlett Letter, Surviving Picasso,widow of actor Laurence Olivier
1944
Dennis Franz- actor best known TV role' Det Sgt Andy Sipowicz' on ABC police drama' NYPD Blue"
1955
Bill Gates- co founder of Microsoft
1967
Julia Roberts- actress Mystic Pizza, Pretty Woman, Erin Brockovich, My Best Friend's Wedding, Wonder, won best actress Oscar for Brockovich
Deaths:
1996
Morey Amsterdam- comedian,best known TV role' Buddy' on The Dick Van Dyke Show 87
2006
Red Auerbach- Basketball Hall of Fame Coach/GM with Boston Celtics 89{heart attack}
2010
James MacArthur- actor,best known TV role' Danny Williams' in original show' Hawaii 5-0' 72
 

palides2021 said:
Ochi Day - Cyprus -
It didn't happen just in Cyprus, all of Greece was affected - "Ohi" means "NO" in Greek. On October 28, 1940, Metaxas, the prime minister of Greece rejected (said "Ochi") Italian dictator Mussolini from having Axis forces entering Greece, and war ensued. Thus, Greece entered World War II. "Ohi" Day is celebrated by Greeks on the 28th of October. Greek Americans even celebrate it in the US. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohi_Day
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Thank you for that, very much appreciated.:)
 
On This Day In History, October 29th

2012 Hurricane Sandy hits the US's eastern coast
Hurricane Sandy, a category 2 storm by the time it made landfall in the US, hit the US's eastern coast. The estimated damage from the hurricane was $50 billion.

2008 Delta Air Lines merged with Northwest
The merger resulted in the creation world's largest airline. The merged entity took on the name of Delta Airlines, and the Northwest Airlines brand name was retired.

2005 Bombings in Delhi
3 separate bombings in India's capital city of Delhi a few days before the important festival of Diwali left about 60 people dead.

1998 Oldest person to fly in space
John Glenn flew on the Discovery shuttle at the age of 77 years, making him the oldest person to fly in space.

1863 Red Cross founded
Also known as the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Red Cross is a humanitarian institution that has been a three-time recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
Births On This Day, October 29th 🎂

1974 Michael Vaughan
English cricketer

1971 Winona Ryder
American actress

1938 Ralph Bakshi
American director, screenwriter, producer

1938 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Liberian politician, 24th President of Liberia

1877 Wilfred Rhodes
English cricketer

Deaths On This Day, October 29th 🪦

2011 Jimmy Savile
English radio, and television host

1995 Terry Southern
American author, screenwriter

1949 George Gurdjieff
Armenian mystic

1911 Joseph Pulitzer
Hungarian/American politician, journalist, and publisher, founded Pulitzer, Inc.

1877 Nathan Bedford Forrest
American Confederate Army General
 
1618
Walter Raleigh,adventurer/writer was beheaded for allegedly conspiring against King James I of England
1872
J.S. Risdon in Genova, Ill patents metal windmill
1945
The 1st ballpoint pen manufactured by Reynolds debuts at Gimble's Dept store in NYC It cost $12.50 became successful pen
1986
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister opens the final stretch of London's Orbital Motorway{M25}. At the time it was the world's longest ring road at 117 miles{188.3km}
2012
publishing companies, Penquin&Random House merge to become world's largest publisher
 
Oct 29th Birthdays:
1925
Dominck Dunne- writer/investigative journalist 'The Two Mrs Grenvilles, People Like Us'
1947
Richard Dreyfuss- actor 'Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl{won Best actor Oscar},Down&Out in Beverly Hills, Mr Holland's Opus
1971
Winona Ryder- actress' Heathers, Edward Scissorhands'
Deaths:
1924
Frances Hodgson Burnett- children's author'Little Lord Fauntleroy' 74
1957
Louis B.Mayer- film producer 71
1987
Woody Herman- jazz clarinest/composer'Thundering Herd ' 74
 
On This Day In History, October 30th

2014 Sweden Recognizes Palestine
By doing so, it became the first EU country in Western Europe to recognize the State of Palestine. Yasser Arafat declared an independent Palestine on November 15, 1988. The UN General Assembly recognized it a month later.

1973 Bosphorous Bridge in Istanbul Opens for the First Time
Construction on the suspension bridge over the Bosphorus began in February 1970. The bridge, which connects Asia with Europe, was designed by British engineers Gilbert Roberts and William Brown.

1961 Biggest Bomb in History is Detonated
The Soviet Union detonated Tsar Bomba or Big Ivan over the Mityushikha Bay test range on the Novaya Zemlya Island in the Arctic Circle. The 57 Megatons nuclear bomb was one-of-a-kind and the flash of light when it exploded at a height of 13,000 feet was visible over 1000 kilometers away.

1908 First cross-country flight in Europe
French aviator Henri Farman flew from Bouy to Reims in France. The 14-mile journey took him about 20 minutes. Farman was also the co-founder of Farman Aviation Works, an airline and engine manufacturing company.

1905 Russian Tsar Issues the October Manifesto
The manifesto, which was issued by Nicholas II, was a response to the Russian Revolution of 1905 in which there were widespread strikes and protests directed toward the government. The key features of the manifesto included the creation of an elected legislative body called Duma and universal suffrage for men. It also paved the way for a new constitution in 1906.
 
Births On This Day, October 30th 🎂

1973 Edge
Canadian wrestler, actor

1960 Diego Maradona
Argentine footballer

1885 Ezra Pound
American poet

1882 William Halsey, Jr.
American Admiral

1735 John Adams
American politician, 2nd President of the United States

Deaths On This Day, October 30th 🪦

2009 Claude Lévi-Strauss
French anthropologist

2006 Clifford Geertz
American anthropologist

1987 Joseph Campbell
American author

1923 Bonar Law
Canadian/Scottish politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

1883 Dayananda Saraswati
Indian philosopher, scholar
 
Holidays on This Day, October 30th 🍹🌴

Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation- Slovakia

Chhat Parwa- Nepal

Chhat Puja (Pratihar Sashthi/Surya Sashthi)- India

Daylight Saving Time ends- in Greenland, Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, and 26 other places

Repentance Day- Norway
 
1873
P.T. Barnum's circus' The Greatest Show on Earth' debuts in NYC
1894
Daniel Cooper patents the time clock
1938
a radio broadcast of H.G. Wells'The War of the Worlds' narrated by Orson Welles caused massive panic around U.S. Many residents believed it was real, started fleeing from their homes
1961
Soviet Union tests the most powerful nuclear weapon,a 58 mega ton hydrogen bomb named 'TSAR BOMBA' in Artic Island of Novaya Zemla
1987
singer/songwriter, George Michael's debut album'Faith' as a solo artist is released,wrote all the songs, had 4 hit singles' Faith,Father Figure,One More Try,Monkey'. It was #1 on U.S.music charts for 12 weeks,one of the best selling albums ever, sold over 25 million copies
 
Oct 30th Birthdays:
1896
Ruth Gordon- actress 'Harold&Maude, Rosemary's Baby
1932
Louis Malle- french film director' Atlantic City,Black Moon
1945
Henry Winkler- actor best known TV role' Fonzie/The Fonz' on ABC sitcom' Happy Days'
1951
Harry Hamlin- actor, best known TV role' Michael Kuzak' on NBC legal drama'LA Law'
Deaths:
1910
Henri Dunant- Swiss Humanitarian/founder of Red Cross 82
2000
Steve Allen- actor/comedian/composer, co -creator of 'The Tonight Show' was the 1st host from '54-'57
He wrote' This Could Be the Start of Something Big' ,used as his theme song for Tonight Show 78
2019
Bernard Slade- Canadian screenwriter for TV shows' The Flying Nun,The Partridge Family/playwright
Same Time Next Year, Romantic Comedy 89
 
On This Day In History, October 31st

2011 Day of Seven Billion
The world's official population reached 7 billion on approximately this day. The United Nations Population Fund designated it as the Day of Seven Billion.

1999 EgyptAir Flight 990 crash
EgyptAir Flight 990 crashed off the Eastern coast of the US, killing all 217 people aboard.

1992 Catholic church regrets its handling of Galileo Galilee's case
Then Pope John Paul II acknowledged the errors committed by the Catholic Church while dealing with Galileo Galilei in the 17th century.

1984 Indira Gandhi assassinated
Indira Gandhi, the first female prime minister of India, was assassinated by two of her bodyguards. Her death sparked riots in India and New Delhi, where several thousand Sikhs were killed.

1978 South Yemen adopts constitution
The short-lived People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, or South Yemen, adopted its constitution. South Yemen eventually unified with North Yemen in 1990 to create what is today called Yemen
 
Births On This Day, October 31st 🎂

1961 Peter Jackson
New Zealand actor, director, screenwriter, producer

1918 Ian Stevenson
American biochemist

1892 Alexander Alekhine
Russian chess player

1887 Chiang Kai-shek
Chinese military leader, politician, and President of the Republic of China

1875 Vallabhbhai Patel
Indian activist, politician, 1st Deputy Prime Minister of India

Deaths On This Day, October 31st 🪦

2006 P. W. Botha
South African politician, 1st State President of South Africa

1993 Federico Fellini
Italian director

1984 Indira Gandhi
Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India

1926 Harry Houdini
Hungarian/American magician, actor

1916 Charles Taze Russell
American minister
 
Holidays and events on This Day, October 31st 🍹 🌴

All Saints Day- Venezuela

All Saints' Day Holiday- Hungary

Halloween- Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Barbados, and 26 other places

Marlborough Anniversary Day- New Zealand

Martyrs' Day- Burkina Faso
 
1815
Sir Humpry Davy patents miner's safety lamp
1918
The Spanish flu kills 12,000 people in U.S. in a single week
1941
Mount Rushmore featuring the granite heads of Presidents, Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, T.Roosevelt is completed in South Dakota. It was designed by Gutzon Borgum. It took 14 yrs at a cost of $9mill
1984
India's Prime Minister, Indria Gandhi is assassinated by her body guards in her house
2003
13yr old surfer, Bethany Hamilton loses her left arm by a 14 ft tiger shark in Hawaii. One month later she returned to surfing won her surfing title 2 months later
 
Oct 31st Birthdays:
1632
Jan Vemeer- Dutch painter' Girl With a Pearl Earring'
1795
John Keats- English romantic poet- Ode to a Grecian Urn'
1936
Michael Landon- actor, best known TV role 'Little Joe' on NBC Western 'Bonanza'
1942
David Ogden Steirs- actor' best known TV role' Major Charles Winchester' on CBS show' M*A*S* H'
1961
Peter Jackson- New Zealand film director' Lord of the Rings'
Deaths:
1926
Harry Houdini-magican/escape artist 52
1983
George Halas- NFL coach/owner of Chicago Bears 88
1993
River Phoenix- actor' Stand by Me, Little Nikta' 23{drug overdose}
2020
Sean Connery- actor, originated role of' spy' James Bond', The Russia House, The Untouchables, Hunt for Red October,Robin&Marian won Best supp actor Oscar for' Untouchables 90
 
1 November 1894
Billboard, an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation was first published on this day.
The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry.
Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music.
 
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On This Day In History, November 1st

1993 Maastricht Treaty comes into force
The Maastricht Treaty that created a common currency, the Euro, for European Union countries came into force

1955 United Airlines Flight 629 blows up over Colorado
A bomb hidden in checked luggage of United Airlines Flight 629 exploded over Longmont, Colorado killing all 44 people on board.

1952 First large hydrogen bomb tested by the U.S.
The bomb, codenamed Mike, was part of Operation Ivy and was tested in the Eniwetok atoll in the Marshall Islands.

1911 First bomb dropped from an aircraft
Prior to this, bombs were dropped using unmanned balloons. The first bomb launched from an aircraft was used by the Italians in the Italo-Turkish War.

1894 Nicholas II became Tsar of Russia
The last Tsar of Russia took over the reign of the empire after his father, Alexander III died. Nicholas was forced to abdicate in 1917 and was executed a year later along with his family.
 

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