Today is Thursday, October 28, the 301st day of 2010. There are 64 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1492, Christopher Columbus, sailing for Spain, discovers Cuba on his first voyage to New World.

In 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by US President Grover Cleveland.

In 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba.

In 1971, the House of Commons votes in favor of Britain's entry into European Common Market.

Thought for Today

"I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery." – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss-born French philosopher (1712-1778).