October 28 in History

Historical Events on October 28

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.

1775 American Revolutionary War: A British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston.

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.

1918 World War I: Czechoslovakia declares independence from Austria-Hungary marking the beginning of an independent Czechoslovak state, after 300 years.

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.

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.

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.

1962 End of Cuban Missile Crisis: Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.

1964 Vietnam War: U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing North Vietnam.

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Famous Birthdays on October 28

1949 Caitlyn Jenner

1955 Bill Gates

1956 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

1974 Joaquin Phoenix

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Famous Deaths on October 28

1627 Jahangir

1704 John Locke

1929 Bernhard von Bülow

1952 Billy Hughes

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