October 28 has seen iconic statues unveiled, empires fall, and dates that echo through history.
President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. The gift from France, designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, became America's most iconic symbol of freedom.
Benito Mussolini led his fascist Blackshirts in a march on Rome, seizing power and becoming Italy's prime minister. The event marked the beginning of fascist rule in Italy.
The Massachusetts Bay Colony established Harvard College, the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Named after benefactor John Harvard, it became one of the world's most prestigious universities.
The Treaty of Troyes made Henry V of England heir to the French throne, a remarkable achievement of English military power. The treaty, spurred by the English victory at Agincourt, was later nullified by Joan of Arc's campaigns.
Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was elected Pope, taking the name John XXIII. His decision to convene the Second Vatican Council transformed the Catholic Church and opened it to the modern world.
Britain launched the Prospero X-3 satellite, becoming the sixth nation to launch its own satellite using its own rocket. It remains the only satellite successfully launched using a British rocket.
Mussolini's Italy invaded Greece from Albania, expecting a quick victory. Instead, the Greeks routed the Italian forces, forcing Hitler to divert troops for a rescue operation that delayed his invasion of the Soviet Union.