Today is Friday, October 28, the 301st day of 2011. There are 64 days left in the year.

1492 ― Christopher Columbus discovers Cuba

1636 ― Harvard University (Boston) established

1886 ― Statue of Liberty dedicated by President Grover Cleveland, it is celebrated by the first confetti (ticker tape) parade in NYC

1900 ― After over five months the Paris Olympic Games close

1904 ― St. Louis police try a new investigation method of fingerprinting

1918 ― Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up

1922 ― Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government

1940 ― Greece successfully resists Italy's attack

1962 ― Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis

1965 ― Pope Paul VI proclaims Jews not collectively guilty for crucifixion