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The following events occurred in October 1928:

October 10, 1928: Chiang Kai-shek becomes President of the Republic of China
October 15, 1928: The Graf Zeppelin lands in New Jersey

Monday, October 1, 1928

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Tuesday, October 2, 1928

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Wednesday, October 3, 1928

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  • All 43 crew on the French submarine Ondine died when the vessel sank off the coast of Portugal after a collision with a Greek ship.[5]
  • Retired boxing champion Gene Tunney and socialite Mary Lauder were married in a hotel in Rome.[6]
  • The U.S. Republican Party publicized a telegram from Charles Lindbergh to Herbert Hoover which served as an endorsement. "Your qualifications as a man and what you stand for, regardless of party, make me feel that the problems which will come before our country during the next four years will be best solved under your leadership", one line from the message read.[7]
  • Born: Edward L. Moyers, railroad executive, near Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2006)

Thursday, October 4, 1928

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Friday, October 5, 1928

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  • Australian explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins published a book entitled Undiscovered Australia, recounting an expedition to the north of the country. The book included a surprising passage in which he claimed to have seen natives of Milingimbi Island with tails.[8]
  • Died: George Beban, 54, American actor and filmmaker

Saturday, October 6, 1928

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  • The Goodyear company was awarded a $7,825,000 contract to build two zeppelins for the U.S. Navy.[9]

Sunday, October 7, 1928

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Monday, October 8, 1928

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  • Italy rejected the Anglo-French naval reduction plan, explaining that its needs were different from other nations because of the country's long coastline and many islands.[10]
  • Born: Bill Maynard, comedian and actor, in Heath End, Surrey, England (d. 2018)
  • Died: Larry Semon, 39, American film actor[11]

Tuesday, October 9, 1928

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Wednesday, October 10, 1928

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Thursday, October 11, 1928

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  • The LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin departed Friedrichshafen with 20 passengers and 40 crew, bound for the United States.[13]
  • Benito Mussolini told a gathering of Italian newspaper editors that they were "the freest in the world" because newspapers in other countries were "organs of plutocratic groups, parties or individuals. In some cases they are reduced to the miserable task of buying and selling exciting news and in other cases they are owned by individuals who consider the newspaper as an ordinary industry, such as the steel or leather industry."[14]

Friday, October 12, 1928

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Hipolito Yrigoyen

Saturday, October 13, 1928

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Sunday, October 14, 1928

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  • In the biggest radio broadcast attempted in Italy up to that time, Mussolini announced that he intended to transfer the major reconstruction efforts of Fascism from cities to undeveloped rural regions. He then distributed 1.7 million lire to Italian wheat growers.[15]

Monday, October 15, 1928

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Tuesday, October 16, 1928

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Wednesday, October 17, 1928

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  • Polish professional unions asked the government to intervene to settle the general strike in Łódź as it began spreading to other cities.[19]
  • Born: Jim Gilliam, baseball player, in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1978)

Thursday, October 18, 1928

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  • Italian communist Michele Della Maggiore was executed by firing squad for murdering two Fascists. Maggiore was the first person condemned to death in Italy since Mussolini reintroduced capital punishment.[20]

Friday, October 19, 1928

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Saturday, October 20, 1928

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Sunday, October 21, 1928

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Monday, October 22, 1928

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  • Herbert Hoover gave a campaign speech before 21,000 in Madison Square Garden in New York City. Hoover reviewed the country's progress and prosperity over the past seven and a half years of Republican administrations and warned that Democratic experiments would put the economy at risk.[25]
  • Chiang Kai-shek expelled Soviet military and government advisors.[12]
  • Died:

Tuesday, October 23, 1928

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Wednesday, October 24, 1928

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Thursday, October 25, 1928

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Friday, October 26, 1928

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Saturday, October 27, 1928

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  • Fascist Italy celebrated the sixth anniversary of the March on Rome with a ceremonial burning of 140 million lire worth of government bonds, donated by citizens for the purpose of reducing the national debt. Each person who turned in a bond had their name written in a "golden book".[32][33]
  • The CBS radio Saturday morning children's show Let's Pretend first aired.

Sunday, October 28, 1928

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  • The first of 2,802 public utility works, including a new highway from Rome to the coast near Ostia, were inaugurated around Italy as part of national commemoration of the Fascist revolution. Celebrations were unostentatious under order from Mussolini as a lesson in economy.[32][34]
  • Fox Film Corporation opened Movietone City, a new $10 million movie studio complex.[35]
  • The Second Youth Congress was held in Batavia, Dutch East Indies by the young Indonesian nationalists, resulting in a declaration that is called the Youth Pledge.[36] The Indonesian national anthem, "Indonesia Raya", was introduced at the congress.[37]

Monday, October 29, 1928

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Tuesday, October 30, 1928

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Wednesday, October 31, 1928

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References

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  2. ^ "New Mae West Play Raided; All Cast Jailed". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 2, 1928. p. 1.
  3. ^ Bennett, James O'Donnell (October 2, 1928). "F. D. Roosevelt Picked to Run for Al's Chair". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  4. ^ "German Zeppelin Recalls British War Raid Thrills". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 3, 1928. p. 4.
  5. ^ "French Sub and 43 Men Lost in Mystery Crash". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 13, 1928. p. 3.
  6. ^ "Tunney Weds Miss Lauder in Dual Ceremony in Rome By Special Dispensation". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1928. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Lindbergh Calls Hoover Election Important to U.S.". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 3, 1928. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Sir Hubert Wilkins. "Undiscovered Australia."". The Argus. Melbourne: 19. October 6, 1928.
  9. ^ "Navy Orders 2 Super-Modern Giants Dirigibles". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1928. p. 1.
  10. ^ Shirer, William (October 9, 1928). "Italy Rejects Anglo-French Deal; Backs U.S.". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Variety (October 1928)". 1928.
  12. ^ a b c d e Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  13. ^ "Air Liner Flies for U.S.". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 11, 1928. p. 1.
  14. ^ Shirer, William (October 11, 1928). "Fascist Press World's Freest, Says Mussolini". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.
  15. ^ Shirer, William (October 15, 1928). "Italy Promises Billions to Aid Better Farming". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  16. ^ Pettey, Tom (October 16, 1928). "Airship Docks; Coming Here". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  17. ^ "Roar Welcome to Zepp Crew in New York". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1928. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Everybody But the Mayor Joins Strike in Łódź". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 17, 1928. p. 16.
  19. ^ "Łódź Like Dead City as Polish Strike Spreads". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 18, 1928. p. 17.
  20. ^ "Italian Convict Tied to a Chair And Is Executed". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida: 1. October 18, 1928.
  21. ^ Wales, Henry (October 20, 1928). "French and British Chiefs Move to Fix Germany's Debt". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
  22. ^ "Home-run King To Be Political Radio Announcer". Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida: 1. October 18, 1928.
  23. ^ "General Strike Dtung Out in Łódź , Poland". Lewiston Daily Sun. Lewiston, Maine: 4. October 20, 1928.
  24. ^ "Congress Medal Is Pinned on Edison on 25th Birthday Of the Incandescent Lamp". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 21, 1928. p. 1.
  25. ^ Kinsley, Philip (October 23, 1928). "Broadsides at Smith Policies Stir New York". Chicago Daily Tribune. pp. 1, 6.
  26. ^ "Hungary Closes 4 Universities to Stop Rioting". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 24, 1928. p. 18.
  27. ^ "Animal Crackers". Playbill Vault. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
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  29. ^ "Uncover Plot to Assassinate King of Serbia". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 26, 1928. p. 1.
  30. ^ "Soviet to Repay General Electric for Seized Works". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 26, 1928. p. 1.
  31. ^ Steele, John (October 27, 1928). "Not Competing With U.S. Navy Britain Says". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  32. ^ a b "Fascist Anniversary". The Straits Times. Singapore. October 29, 1928. p. 9.
  33. ^ Darrah, David (October 28, 1928). "Italy Observes Year 7 of Reign of Mussolini". Chicago Daily Tribune: 3.
  34. ^ "Mussolini Bans Elaborate Fete for Fascist Day". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 29, 1928. p. 18.
  35. ^ Gomery, Douglas (2005). The Coming of Sound. New York: Routledge. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-135-92395-2.
  36. ^ Ricklefs (1982). A History of Modern Indonesia (reprint ed.). Macmillan Southeast Asian. p. 177. ISBN 0-333-24380-3.
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  38. ^ "Zeppelin Off for Germany". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 29, 1928. p. 1.
  39. ^ "Venice, City of Water, Flooded by Tide and Gale". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 30, 1928. p. 2.
  40. ^ "Broadcasting of Pictures Opened to British Public". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 31, 1928. p. 5.
  41. ^ "Alanson Houghton Resigns as Envoy to Great Britain". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 1, 1928. p. 17.
  42. ^ "Indict Asa Keyes, Noted Official, in Los Angeles". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 1, 1928. p. 5.