OTDTuesday October 28,

1636: Harvard College was founded. It is the oldest institution of higher learning.(Now Harvard University)

1886: The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland.

2007: First woman President in Argentina is elected. (Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner)

OTDWednesday, October 29

1929: Stock Exchange crashes (Black Tuesday) and the Great Depression begins.

1998: Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras.

2004: Osama bin Laden admits direct responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S.

OTDThursday, October 30

1938: Orson Wells broadcasts his radio play of “The War of the Worlds”, causing anxiety among the audiences listening.

1735: John Adams, the 2nd President of the United States was born in Braintree, Massachusetts.

1960: The first successful kidney transplant performed by Michael Woodruff.

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OTDFriday, October 31

1864: Nevada becomes the 36th state of the United States.

1913: Dedication of the Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States.

1921: The first citywide Halloween Celebration in the U.S., occurred in Minnesota.