On This Day October 28th

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October 28th is the 301st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 64 days remain until the end of the year.

Events

1420 – Beijing is officially designated the capital of the Ming dynasty when the Forbidden City is completed.

1492 – Christopher Columbus lands in Cuba on his first voyage to the New World, surmising that it is Japan.

1520 – Ferdinand Magellan reaches the Pacific Ocean.

1664 – The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, later known as the Royal Marines, is established.

1886 – US President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty.

1919 – The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January.

1942 – The Alaska Highway first connects Alaska to the North American railway network at Dawson Creek in Canada.

1962 – The Cuban Missile Crisis ends, and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

2009 – NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.

 

Birthdays

1693 – Šimon Brixi, Czech composer (d. 1735)

1754 – John Laurens, American soldier (d. 1782)

1793 – Eliphalet Remington, the American businessman, founded Remington Arms (d. 1861)

1884 – William Douglas Cook, New Zealand horticulturalists, founded Eastwoodhill Arboretum (d. 1967)

1897 – Edith Head, American costume designer (d. 1981)

1903 – John Chamberlain, American historian, journalist, and critic (d. 1995)

1926 – Bowie Kuhn, American lawyer, and businessman, 5th Commissioner of Baseball (d. 2007)

1936 – Charlie Daniels, American singer-songwriter, fiddle player and guitarist (d. 2020)

1958 – William Reid, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1972 – Brad Paisley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1982 – Matt Smith, English actor and director

 

Holiday Spotlight

National Pit Bull Awareness Day

In 2007, National Pit Bull Awareness Day was created to help raise awareness for the truth about Pit Bulls. For nearly 100 years, these four-legged friends were considered loyal, docile, and loving! Parents often leave their babies or toddlers with their pit bulls while they run to the store (please note, no child should be left alone or unattended with a dog of any breed).

Over the decades, pitties have unfortunately garnered a reputation as being ferocious, malicious, and dangerous beasts. An image far from the truth and based on the actions of maligned humans, not the animals themselves.

Pit bulls were born out of a mixture of a bulldog and a terrier in England in the 18th century, partly to help with much-needed rodent and vermin regulation from the Industrial Revolution but also because dog fighting was, unfortunately, widespread at the time. That said, as the now-extinct Bull and Terrier breed evolved into the American Staffordshire Pit Bull we now know and love, these pups were always considered affectionate, loyal, and great family dogs by breeders and owners alike.

 

Others Include

Allantide

Champagne Day

Czech Founding Day

Hug a Sheep Day

International Animation Day

Kiwanis One Day

Make a Difference Day

National Chocolate Day

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Plush Animal Lovers Day

Separation of Church and State Day

St. Jude's Day

Statue of Liberty Dedication Day

Wild Foods Day

World Priest Day 

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