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Historical Events on October 28

  • Byzantine

    969

    Byzantine general Michael Bourtzes seizes one of Antioch's main wall towers, which he defends against repeated attacks for three days until the reinforcements led by the stratopedarches Peter arrive and secure the city for the Byzantines.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1775

    American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: The Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road (also known as the Second Battle of Fair Oaks) ends: Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant withdraw from Fair Oaks, Virginia, after failing to breach the Confederate defenses around Richmond, Virginia.

  • World War I

    1918

    World War I: Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austria-Hungary marking the beginning of an independent Czechoslovak state, after 300 years.

  • United States Congress

    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.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Greece rejects Italy's ultimatum. The Greco-Italian War begins. Italy invades Greece through Albania, marking Greece's entry into World War II.

  • Elvis Presley

    1956

    Elvis Presley receives a polio vaccination on national TV. This single event is credited with raising immunization levels in the United States from 0.6% to over 80% in just six months.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    1962

    End of Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

  • Vietnam War

    1964

    Vietnam War: U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam.

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