Today in History: October 28, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2026. 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 ...
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2026. There are 65 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue in the deadliest domestic attack on Jews in U.S. history; authorities said the suspect, Robert Bowers, raged against Jews during and after the rampage. (Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death in 2023.) Also on this date: In 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was ...
Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2026. There are 66 days left in the year. Today in history: On October 26, 1881, four lawmen, including Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday, exchanged gunfire with five ...
Today in History: October 23, Beirut barracks bombings By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2026. There are 69 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at ...
Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling ...
Today in History: October 21, Pistorius convicted in shooting death By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2026. 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 ...
