OTDTuesday, October 27

1858: Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City.(1858-1919)

1904: The first rapid transit subway opened, in New York City.

1994: The U.S. prison population tops 1 million for the first time in American history.

OTDWednesday, 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)

OTDThursday, 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.

OTDFriday, 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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