General History for Tuesday, 10/28/14 1636 - Harvard College was founded in Massachusetts. 1886 - The Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, was dedicated on Bedloe Island in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. 1922 - Fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government. 1940 - Italy invaded Greece during World War Two. 1945 - Shoe rationing ended in the U.S. 1955 - The movie Rebel Without A Cause, starring James Dean, was released. 1965 - Pope Paul the Sixth issued a decree absolving Jews of collective guilt for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. 1965 - St Louis Gateway Arch opened, its 630 feet symbolizing Americas westward expansion. Its official full name is Gateway to the West Arch. 1974 - In a special hour-long episode, Rhoda Morgenstern got married on her TV show, Rhoda. 1986 - Evangelist Pat Robertson issued a statement saying people should stop celebrating Halloween. Do you want your children dressing up like witches? They are acting out satanic rituals. 1996 - Morey Amsterdam, who played Buddy on The Dick Van Dyke Show, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. 2001 - An Islamic terrorist killed 16 people in a church in Behawalpur, Pakistan. 2012 - Baseballs San Francisco Giants won their second World Series in three years by sweeping the Detroit Tigers in four games. 2012 - Levi Johnston, the former fiancé of Bristol Palin, married Sunny Oglesby in Wasilla, Alaska. Bristol Palin is the daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
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