1. OTD Tuesday, October 27 1858: Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th president of the United States, was born in New York City. (1858-1919) 1904: The first rapid transit subway opened, in New York City. 1994: The U.S. prison population tops 1 million for the first time in American history.

2. OTD Wednesday, October 28, 1636: Harvard College was founded. It is the oldest institution of higher learning. (Now Harvard University) 1886: The Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. 2007: First woman President in Argentina is elected. (Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner)

3. OTD Thursday, October 29 1929: Stock Exchange crashes (Black Tuesday) and the Great Depression begins. 1998: Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. 2004: Osama bin Laden admits direct responsibility for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S.

4. OTD Friday, October 30 1938: Orson Wells broadcasts his radio play of “The War of the Worlds”, causing anxiety among the audiences listening. 1735: John Adams, the 2 nd President of the United States was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. 1960: The first successful kidney transplant performed by Michael Woodruff. 1