This Day in History October 28 312 Roman Emperor Constantine the Great defeats his rival Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, establishing him as Rome’s sole ruler 1492 Explorer Christopher Columbus sights the island of Cuba and claims it for Spain, naming it “Juana” in honor of the king’s son Prince Juan 1886 President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France celebrating 100 years of American independence, in New York Harbor 1893 In St. Petersburg, Russia, Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky conducts the premiere performance of his Symphony No. 6, nicknamed the Pathetique—he died nine days later 1918 Two weeks before the end of World War I, German sailors refuse to obey an order to go to sea and launch one final attack on the British navy 1940 During World War II, Germany’s ally Italy makes a surprise strategic blunder by invading Greece, which proved to be a disastrous military campaign for Mussolini’s Italian forces 1962 The Cuban Missile Crisis officially ends as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, after secret negotiations with President Kennedy, orders the withdrawal of missiles from Cuba 1965 Construction is completed on the Gateway Arch, a 630- foot-high parabola of stainless steel in St. Louis, Missouri, commemorating the city’s role in American expansion to the West 1971 Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono release the single “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” a protest song against the Vietnam War 1998 President Bill Clinton signs the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a law which strengthened federal copyright protections on the Internet 2019 Historic winds fuel an explosion of wildfires in Northern California, forcing 200,000 people to evacuate and power outages for 2.3 million people 2019 Katie Hill, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas, resigns amid allegations of an improper relationship with a staff member 2020 The defeated the last night in Game 6 of the to win the team’s seventh title and first since 1988 2020 Los Angeles Dodgers Justin Turner was pulled from last night’s World Series game in the 8th inning and put into an isolation room after results of a coronavirus test came back positive—he still participated in post-game celebrations on the field after the game 2020 Celebrations in Los Angeles over the Dodgers’ World Series victory turned ugly overnight as some revelers vandalized, looted, set off illegal fireworks, and started a dumpster fire 2020 Everyone can get a free Doritos Locos Taco today at Taco Bell because of the “Steal a Base, Steal a Taco” promotion from the World Series— stole a base in Game 1, earning everyone a free taco 2020 Tens of thousands of residents in California’s Orange County are under evacuation orders as two wildfires threaten upscale neighborhoods—high winds have fueled the fires the last few days but are expected to lessen today 2020 Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic vice- presidential candidate Kamala Harris will each make campaign visits to Arizona today with less than one week until Election Day 2020 After hitting Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Monday, Hurricane Zeta has regained strength and is expected to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast later today 2020 Leaders of the nation’s top internet companies, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, will testify today before a U.S. Senate committee about alleged anti- conservative bias in their censorship policies 2020 A United Nations panel predicted yesterday that international tourism will not rebound until at least the third quarter of 2021 because of coronavirus travel restrictions, border closures, and low traveler confidence 2020 The mayor of Newark, the largest city in New Jersey, orders all non- essential businesses to close as a second wave of coronavirus infections hits the city—2,000 new cases were reported today, the highest daily total since May 2020 The Pennsylvania National Guard is being mobilized today after a second night of violent protests and looting in Philadelphia in response to the killing of Walter Wallace Jr., a 27- year-old Black man, by police 2020 200,000 people are without power in the Oklahoma City area as an ice storm knocked down trees and power lines late Monday night