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Defend America on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 5:52:55 PM
October 28,
1775
British proclamation forbids residents from leaving Boston
The
new commander in chief of the British army, Major General Sir William
Howe, issues a proclamation to the residents of Boston on this day in
1775. Speaking from British headquarters in Boston, Howe forbade any
person from leaving the city and ordered citizens to organize into
military companies in order to "contribute all in his power for the
preservation of order and good government within the town of Boston."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=51330
October 28,
1886
Statue of Liberty dedicated
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.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7064
October 28,
1919
Congress enforces prohibition
Congress
passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto. The
Volstead Act provided for the enforcement of the 18th Amendment to the
U.S. Constitution, also known as the Prohibition Amendment.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=5476
October 28,
1962
The Cuban Missile Crisis comes to an end
The
Cuban Missile crisis comes to a close as Soviet leader Nikita
Khrushchev agrees to remove Russian missiles from Cuba in exchange for
a promise from the United States to respect Cuba's territorial
sovereignty. This ended nearly two weeks of anxiety and tensions
between the United States and the Soviet Union that came close to
provoking a nuclear conflict.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2467
1976 - John D. Erlichman, a former aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon, entered a federal prison camp in Safford,
AZ, to begin serving his sentence for Watergate-related convictions.