On This Day October 28th
OTD
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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