Major Events
- 1492 Christopher Columbus sights Cuba and claims it for Spain under the name “Juana”
- 1538 The first university in the Americas, the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established in Santo Domingo
- 1746 The Peruvian cities of Lima and Callao are demolished by an earthquake, killing 18,000
Oct 28 in Film & TV
- 1941 “How Green Was My Valley,” based on the novel by Richard Llewellyn, directed by John Ford, and starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O’Hara, premieres in New York (Best Picture 1942)
Oct 28 in Music
- 1961 “Fiorello!,” starring Tom Bosley, closes at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York City after 796 performances and a Pulitzer Prize
Oct 28 in Sport
- 1900 II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games in Paris end after five months; no opening or closing ceremonies are held
Did You Know?
Fun Fact About October 28
Research indicating the plague dates back to the Bronze Age in skeletons 5,783 years old is published by a University of Copenhagen team in “Cell”
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