Wednesday, October 28, 2009

TODAY IN HISTORY

OCTOBER 28

1919:Congress overrides President Woodrow Wilson’s veto and enacts the Volstead Act, which provides for enforcement of Prohibition.

1965: Pope Paul VI absolves Jews of responsibility for the death of Jesus Christ.

1962: Fears of nuclear war subside as Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev promises to dismantle nuclear missile bases in Cuba.

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