| Today in History |
|
2018 ‐
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (New York) is the youngest person ever elected to the US House of representatives at 29 years
|
|
2012 ‐
Barack Obama is re-elected as US President, defeating Republican candidate Mitt Romney
|
|
2009 ‐
President Barack Obama signs congressional resolution conferring honorary U.S. citizenship to Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski
|
|
1991 ‐
Russian President Boris Yeltsin outlaws the Communist Party
|
|
1984 ‐
Incumbent Republican President Ronald Reagan re-elected President of the United States in a landslide; wins 49 states, and defeats Democrat Walter Mondale
|
|
1962 ‐
Saudi Arabia proclaims abolition of slavery
|
|
1917 ‐
[OS Oct 24] Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution
|
|
1917 ‐
New York State adopts a constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote in state elections
|
|
1860 ‐
Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois elected the 16th President of the United States of America
|
|
1813 ‐
Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
|
|
1792 ‐
Battle of Jemappes: French army beats Holy Roman Empire
|