Today is Tuesday, October 28, the 302nd day of 2008. There are 62 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
1918 _ Czechoslovakia gains independence as Austria-Hungary breaks up
1922 _ Benito Mussolini takes control of Italy's government
1929 _ First child born in aircraft, Miami, Fla.
1940 _ Greece successfully resists Italy's attack
1962 _ Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba, ending crisis
1970 _ U.S. and USSR sign an agreement to discuss joint space efforts