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Monday, October 28, 2024

On This Day in History

October 28

  

Historical Events

1492 Christopher Columbus sights Cuba and claims it for Spain under the name "Juana" 

1538 The first university in the New World, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established on Hispaniola 

1746 The Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao are demolished by an earthquake, killing 18,000 

1831 Michael Faraday demonstrates his dynamo invention, an electrical generator 

The Statue of Liberty, New York

1886 Statue of Liberty is dedicated by President Grover Cleveland, celebrated by the first confetti (ticker tape) parade in New York City 

1919 Volstead Act is passed by Congress, establishing prohibition despite President Woodrow Wilson's veto 

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Famous Birthdays

Erasmus
1466 - 1536

Jonas Salk
1914 - 1995

Bill Gates
69th Birthday

Julia Roberts
57th Birthday

Also John Laurens and Joaquin Phoenix (50). 

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Famous Deaths

John Locke
1632 - 1704

Matthew Perry
1969 - 2023

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Faraday, the Blacksmith's Boy Who Changed the World

On this day, Michael Faraday, known to science as the Father of Electricity, demonstrated his dynamo invention. It was to have huge, far-reaching consequences. 

The Father of Electricity 

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