In 1860, Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president of the United States. In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. In 1869, in the first formal intercollegiate football game, Rutgers beat Princeton, 6-4.

President Reagan declared numerous West Virginia counties a disaster area on or around November 7, 1985, due to the catastrophic 1985 Election Day floods.

A Liberty Lake Sewer District bond issue was defeated by voters, but now Spokane County was launching an investigation into whether opponents broke campaign laws.

A Tuesday in November was chosen because most voters were farmers - harvest was over and many had to travel as much as a day or two to vote.

ORWELL, Vt. (WCAX) - On this day in history, a critical defensive stand occurred in the early months of the American Revolution. It took place on Mount Independence in Orwell on October 28, 1776. American forces on the heavily fortified hilltop caused the advancing British navy to retreat back to Canada.

Nov. 7, 1991, Magic Johnson announced his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

This Day in History: The Cuban Missile Crisis came to an end starting on Oct. 28, 1962 MONROE, La. (KNOE) - In October 1962, the United States and the Soviet Union were at a stand-off for 13 days. U.S. spy planes had discovered construction of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

NYC's inaugural subway line, ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbit, and South Africa's anti-apartheid legislation transforming history.

(WHSV) - 164 years ago on Nov. 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected as president of the Confederate States of America. Davis’ election happened a year to the day after Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States.

On this day in 1993, James “Fan Man” Miller parachuted into the ring during the seventh round of the Riddick Bowe vs. Evander Holyfield fight at Caesars Palace.

October 28th has been a date of remarkable historical significance across the centuries.Arguably the most momentous event associated with this day dates