By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Oct. 29, the 303rd day of 2024. There are 63 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panicked selling and thousands of investors were wiped out ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2024. There are 64 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. Also on this ...

By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Oct. 26, the 300th day of 2024. There are 66 days left in the year. Today in history: On October 26th, 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five outlaws, killing three of them, at the “Shootout at the ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 25, the 299th day of 2024. There are 67 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 25, 1929, former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was convicted of accepting bribes in exchange for oil field leases at Teapot Dome in Wyoming and ...

By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 24, the 298th day of 2024. There are 68 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations formally came into existence as the Charter of the United Nations, ratified by 29 nations, took effect. The date is now ...

By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Oct. 21, the 295th day of 2024. There are 71 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 21, 2014, Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting and killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The conviction ...