October 28
Today is the 302nd day of 2016, there are 64 days left in the year.
1636 - Harvard College was founded.
1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin.
1858 - Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.
1886 - The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
1919 - Congress enacted the Volstead Act, which provided for enforcement of Prohibition, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
1922 - Fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government.
1940 - Italy invaded Greece during World War II.
1958 - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the Archbishop of Venice, was elected pope and took the name John XXIII.
1962 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
1965 - Pope Paul VI issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
1980 - Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan asked voters during a debate with President Jimmy Carter in Cleveland, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
1991 - What became known as "The Perfect Storm" began forming hundreds of miles east of Nova Scotia; lost at sea during the storm were six crew members of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
2005 - Vice President Dick Cheney's top adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, resigned after he was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury, and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation. (Libby was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison. President George W. Bush commuted his sentence.)
2007 - Cristina Fernandez was elected Argentina's first female president.
2009 - Angela Merkel was sworn in for a second term as German chancellor.
Birthdays
24 - Lexi Ainsworth (actress)
28 - Devon Murray (actor)
31 - Troian Bellisario (actress)
33 - Joe Thomas (actor)
34 - Matt Smith (actor)
38 - Gwendoline Christie (actress)
39 - Zoie Palmer (actress)
42 - Joaquin Phoenix (actor)
42 - Dayanara Torres (singer)
44 - Brad Paisley (country singer)
49 - Julia Roberts (actress)
53 - Lauren Holly (actress)
61 - Bill Gates (entrepreneur)
64 - Annie Potts (actress)
67 - Caitlyn Jenner (reality star)
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Today in Sports History - October 28
1893 - Nebraska and Baker College played to a 10-10 tie.
1899 - Kansas City Medics defeated Nebraska 24-0.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 102-0.
1911 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 34-0.
1916 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 21-0.
1922 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 39-7.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 16-7.
1939 - #10 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 25-9.
1944 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 24-20.
1950 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 33-26.
1959 - The Buffalo Bills join the AFL.
1961 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 10-0.
1962 - Y.A. Tittle of the New York Giants throws seven touchdown passes against the Washington Redskins in a 49-34 win.
1967 - Nebraska defeated TCU 29-0.
1972 - #3 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 34-0.
1973 - Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks an NBA record 17 shots in a game.
1978 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 22-14.
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
1989 - #4 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 49-17.
1989 - The Oakland Athletics sweep the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.
1995 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians in six games to win the World Series.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated #7 Colorado 44-21.
2000 - #3 Oklahoma defeated #1 Nebraska 31-14.
2006 - Oklahoma State upset #20 Nebraska 41-29.
2006 - Hall of Fame basketball coach Red Auerbach died at age 89.
2007 - The Boston Red Sox sweep the Colorado Rockies to win the World Series.
Today is the 302nd day of 2016, there are 64 days left in the year.
1636 - Harvard College was founded.
1793 - Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin.
1858 - Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.
1886 - The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.
1919 - Congress enacted the Volstead Act, which provided for enforcement of Prohibition, over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.
1922 - Fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government.
1940 - Italy invaded Greece during World War II.
1958 - Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the Archbishop of Venice, was elected pope and took the name John XXIII.
1962 - Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of Soviet missile bases in Cuba.
1965 - Pope Paul VI issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
1980 - Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan asked voters during a debate with President Jimmy Carter in Cleveland, "Are you better off than you were four years ago?"
1991 - What became known as "The Perfect Storm" began forming hundreds of miles east of Nova Scotia; lost at sea during the storm were six crew members of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
2005 - Vice President Dick Cheney's top adviser, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, resigned after he was indicted on charges of obstruction of justice, perjury, and making false statements in the CIA leak investigation. (Libby was convicted and sentenced to 30 months in prison. President George W. Bush commuted his sentence.)
2007 - Cristina Fernandez was elected Argentina's first female president.
2009 - Angela Merkel was sworn in for a second term as German chancellor.
Birthdays
24 - Lexi Ainsworth (actress)
28 - Devon Murray (actor)
31 - Troian Bellisario (actress)
33 - Joe Thomas (actor)
34 - Matt Smith (actor)
38 - Gwendoline Christie (actress)
39 - Zoie Palmer (actress)
42 - Joaquin Phoenix (actor)
42 - Dayanara Torres (singer)
44 - Brad Paisley (country singer)
49 - Julia Roberts (actress)
53 - Lauren Holly (actress)
61 - Bill Gates (entrepreneur)
64 - Annie Potts (actress)
67 - Caitlyn Jenner (reality star)
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Today in Sports History - October 28
1893 - Nebraska and Baker College played to a 10-10 tie.
1899 - Kansas City Medics defeated Nebraska 24-0.
1905 - Nebraska defeated Creighton 102-0.
1911 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 34-0.
1916 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 21-0.
1922 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 39-7.
1933 - Nebraska defeated Oklahoma 16-7.
1939 - #10 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 25-9.
1944 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 24-20.
1950 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 33-26.
1959 - The Buffalo Bills join the AFL.
1961 - Missouri defeated Nebraska 10-0.
1962 - Y.A. Tittle of the New York Giants throws seven touchdown passes against the Washington Redskins in a 49-34 win.
1967 - Nebraska defeated TCU 29-0.
1972 - #3 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 34-0.
1973 - Elmore Smith of the Los Angeles Lakers blocks an NBA record 17 shots in a game.
1978 - #4 Nebraska defeated Oklahoma State 22-14.
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the New York Yankees in six games to win the World Series.
1989 - #4 Nebraska defeated Iowa State 49-17.
1989 - The Oakland Athletics sweep the San Francisco Giants to win the World Series.
1995 - The Atlanta Braves defeat the Cleveland Indians in six games to win the World Series.
1995 - #2 Nebraska defeated #7 Colorado 44-21.
2000 - #3 Oklahoma defeated #1 Nebraska 31-14.
2006 - Oklahoma State upset #20 Nebraska 41-29.
2006 - Hall of Fame basketball coach Red Auerbach died at age 89.
2007 - The Boston Red Sox sweep the Colorado Rockies to win the World Series.
