DAY IN HISTORY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022
Today is the 301st day of 2022 and the 37th day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY:
In 1886, President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.
In 1919, Congress passed the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, providing for enforcement of alcohol prohibition to take effect on Jan. 17, 1920.
In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove his country’s nuclear missiles from Cuba, bringing an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
In 2005, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, resigned following his indictment on charges related to the leaking of a CIA agent’s name.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS:
Evelyn Waugh (19031966), writer; Francis Bacon (1909-1992), artist; Jonas Salk (1914-1995), medical researcher; Charlie Daniels (1936-2020), singer-songwriter; Jane
Alexander (1939- ), actress; Dennis Franz (1944), actor; Annie Potts (1952- ), actress; Bill Gates (1955- ), software pioneer; Lauren Holly (1963), actress; Andy Richter (1966- ), comedian/actor; Julia Roberts (1967- ), actress; Brad Paisley (1972), singer-songwriter; Joaquin Phoenix (1974- ), actor; Frank Ocean (1987), singer-songwriter.
TODAY’S FACT: Despite the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis on this day in 1962, U.S. forces worldwide remained at DEFCON 3 until by Andrews Mcmeel Almanac
Nov. 20.
TODAY’S SPORTS:
In 2007, the Boston Red Sox completed a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies to win their second World Series championship in four seasons.
TODAY’S QUOTE:
“Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.” — Evelyn Waugh
TODAY’S NUMBER:
354 — steps from the pedestal to the crown of the Statue of Liberty.
Between new moon (Oct. 25) and first quarter moon (Oct. 31).