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October 28

4 sourced moments from October 28 in history: The Statue of Liberty was dedicated (1886); Mussolini's March on Rome handed fascism a country (1922); The Gateway Arch Was Completed in St. Louis (1965), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on October 28

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1971 Space · Space Exploration

Prospero is the only satellite launched by a British rocket

Britain cancelled its Black Arrow rocket months before it put Prospero in orbit in October 1971, and no British rocket has done it again.

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1965 Geography · Landmarks & Wonders

The Gateway Arch Was Completed in St. Louis

On a chilly October morning in 1965, crews wedged a single keystone into place and finished America's tallest monument.

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1922 History · Modern

Mussolini's March on Rome handed fascism a country

On October 28, 1922, Blackshirt columns converged on Rome and a hesitant king handed Benito Mussolini the keys to Italy's government.

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1886 Geography · Landmarks & Wonders

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated

In 1886 a French gift rose over New York Harbor, and President Cleveland dedicated her before a million spectators.

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