Historical eventOctober 281886
New York Harbor
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.
In context
- When
- Thursday, October 28 1886140 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 19th century · 1880s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.
At a glance
Dates: From 1886.
What happened
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.
October 28 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1886New York Harbor
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- 200928 October 2009 Peshawar bombing
- 2009Barack Obama
- 2009NASA
- 2013Turkistan Islamic Party
- 20132013 Tiananmen Square attack
- 2014Cygnus Orb-3
- 2018Jair Bolsonaro
- 20232023 Rugby World Cup final
- 2025Hurricane Melissa
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Questions about this entry
When did New York Harbor happen?
October 28 1886 — 140 years ago, on a Thursday.
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