On this day in history - Today, October, 28

Today in History

• 2007 Argentina Elects its First Female President

  Former First Lady of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, won the elections with over 45% of a

• 1995 Fire Breaks Out between Two Metro Stations in Baku

  Thought to be one of the deadliest subway disasters in history, the fire started as a result of old

• 1938 Germany expels Polish jews

  Germany expelled about 17000 Polish Jews and sent them to Poland which refused to take them in.

• 1919 US Congress Passes the Volstead Act

  The act enumerated ways to enforce Prohibition. Prohibition was put in place in the country by the 1

• 1918 Czechoslovakia Gains Independence

  The Central European country had been a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire since the late 1700s. At