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Today in History: October 28, Benito Mussolini takes power in Italy

Today in History: October 27, Gunman kills 11 in Pittsburgh synagogue

Today in History: October 26, Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice

Today in History: October 25, George III takes the throne in Britain

Today in History: October 24, the United Nations is officially born

Today in History: October 23, Beirut truck bombing kills 241 US service members

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Today in History: October 22, JFK reveals Soviet-built missile bases in Cuba

Today in History: October 21, Thomas Edison perfects a workable electric light

Today in History: October 20, 3 members of Lynyrd Skynyrd killed in plane crash

Today in History: October 19, U.S. military begins accepting openly gay recruits

Today in History: October 18, U.S. takes possession of Alaska from Russia

Today in History: October 17, Albert Einstein arrives in the U.S. as a refugee from Nazi Germany

Today in History: October 16, Cuban missile crisis begins

Today in History: October 15, Senate confirms Clarence Thomas despite Anita Hill allegations

Today in History: October 14, Martin Luther King wins Nobel Peace Prize