Things it’s important we remember, and things to Never Forget.
| October 28, since 304 Catholics celebrate the feast of St. Fidelis of Como. According to one legend, Fidelis deserted the Roman Army’s Theban Legion during Emperor Maximian’s persecution of Christians. In another legend, he was assigned to guard Christian prisoners at Milan and secured freedom for five of them. |
| October 28, 1818 Abigail Adams, former First Lady of the United States, died. Many of her ideas, documented in her correspondance with her husband, John (later elected president), influenced the government of the United States. She was politically active to the point where opponents referred to her as “Mrs. President” [see March 31, 1776]  Abigail AdamsMore about Abigail Adams |
October 28, 1886 The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of the United States, is dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Originally known as “Liberty Enlightening the World,” the statue was proposed by the French historian Edouard de Laboulaye to commemorate the Franco-American alliance during the American Revolution. Designed by French sculptor Frederic-Auguste Bartholdi, the 151-foot statue was the form of a woman with an uplifted arm holding a torch. In 1903, a bronze plaque mounted inside the pedestal’s lower level was inscribed with “The New Colossus,”a sonnet by American poet Emma Lazarus that welcomed immigrants to the United States with the declaration,“Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,/ The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me. / I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Read more |
| October 28, since 1940 In Greece, Ohi Day (meaning Day of No) marks the refusal of Greece to submit to the Axis Powers. |
October 28, 1950 Birth of Sihem Bensedrine, Tunisian human rights activist and journalist. In 2008, she was awarded the Danish Peace Fund Prize for her commitment to democracy and the rule of law in the Arab world. About Sinem Bensefrine |
| October 28, 1962 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces the removal of Soviet missle bases in Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. |
October 28, 1984 Sandinista Daniel Ortega won the general election for president of Nicaragua, and later attempted to make peace with the United States. The United States replied by continuing to support the Contras. |
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