1886

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

1636

The General Court of Massachusetts passed a legislative act establishing Harvard College.

1858

Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan.

1919

Congress enacted the Volstead Act, which provided for enforcement of Prohibition, over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto.

1922

Fascism came to Italy as Benito Mussolini took control of the government.

1962

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev informed the United States that he had ordered the dismantling of missile bases in Cuba; in return, the U.S. secretly agreed to remove nuclear missiles from U.S. installations in Turkey.

Birthdays

TV personality and Olympic gold medal decathlete Caitlyn Jenner is 75. Actor Annie Potts is 72. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is 69. Actor Julia Roberts is 57. Football Hall of Famer Terrell Davis is 52. Country singer Brad Paisley is 52. Actor Joaquin Phoenix is 50. Actor Gwendoline Christie is 46. Actor Matt Smith is 42. Actor Troian Bellisario is 39.