NATIONAL CHOCOLATE DAY
National Chocolate Day, on October 28th, recognizes one of the world's favorite tastes. While many specific chocolate-related holidays exist throughout the year, National Chocolate Day celebrates all things chocolate. #NationalChocolateDay
NATIONAL INTERNAL MEDICINE DAY | October 28
National Internal Medicine Day recognizes the impact of approximately 300,000 Internal Medicine Physicians on October 28. Let's take time to acknowledge a group of individuals who provide patients specialized care. #NationalInternalMedicineDay
NATIONAL FIRST RESPONDERS DAY
October 28th sets aside National First Responders Day to honor the men and women who act quickly when an emergency is at hand. #NationalFirstRespondersDay
WILD FOODS DAY
Wild Foods Day on October 28th is the annual celebration to encourage people to explore foraging for food found the wild. This day inspires us to learn about the traditional gathering of food, how to identify wild edibles, and how to safely prepare food for consumption. #WildFoodDay
Coming on October 29, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL CAT DAY
NATIONAL HERMIT DAY
NATIONAL OATMEAL DAY
Notable Birthdays on October 28
Eliphalet Remington (1793-1861) - Founder of Remington Arms.
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) - Abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and writer who was considered the Joan of Arc of her time.
Gilbert H. Grosvenor (1875-1966) - The first full-time editor of National Geographic Society.
Ormer Locklear (1891-1920) - Silent movie stunt pilot.
Otto Huiswoud (1893-1961) - Suriname immigrant to American who became a political activist and the editor-in-chief for the Negro Worker publication.
Edith Head (1897-1981) - Costume designer and winner of the most Academy Awards of all time.
Richard Doll (1912-2005) - Physician who discovered the link that smoking causes lung cancer.
Jonas Salk (1914-1995) - Developer of the Polio vaccine.
Jack Soo (1917-1979) – Actor known for his role as Detective Nick Yemana in Barney Miller.
Bill Harris (1925-1973) – Acclaimed Trombonist who played with the Woody Herman and Charlie Ventura orchestras.
Leonard Starr (1925-2015) - Cartoonist known for comic strips, including Little Orphan Annie.
Charlie Daniels (1936-2020) - Country musician best remembered for his anthem Devil Went Down to Georgia.
Dennis Franz (1944-Still Living) - Actor best known for his character Detective Andy Sipowicz on NYPD Blue.
Annie Potts (1952-Still Living) – Actress known for her roles in Ghostbusters and Designing Women.
Desmond Child (1953-Still Living) - Songwriter of several hit songs, including You Give Love a Bad Name and Livin' on a Prayer (Bon Jovi) and Dude (Looks Like a Lady) (Aerosmith).
Bill Gates (1955-Still Living) - Co-founder of Microsoft.
Landon Curt Noll (1960-Still Living) - Computer scientist and mathematician who was the youngest person to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times.
Lauren Holly (1963-Still Living) – Actress known for her character Director Jenny Shepard on NCIS.
Jami Gertz (1965-Still Living) - Actress best known for her roles during the 80s in movies like The Lost Boys and Crossroads.
Julia Roberts (1967-Still Living) - Award-winning actress known for her roles in Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich.
John Romero (1967-Still Living) - Video game designer for id Software.
Ben Harper (1969-Still Living) - Multi-instrumentalist musician best known for his skill of blending rock, folk, and reggae.
Brad Paisley (1972-Still Living) - Country music singer of We Danced.
Joaquin Phoenix (1974-Still Living) - Eccentric actor known for his roles in Joker and Walk the Line.
Kanzi (1980-Still Living) - An ape named Bonobo who is considered the most literate non-human in the world.
Frank Ocean (1987-Still Living) - Singer-songwriter who is often referred to as a pioneer in R&B music.
Nolan Gould (1998-Still Living) - Actor best known for his character Luke Dunphy in Modern Family.
Memorable Events on October 28
1636 - Harvard University is established.
1646 - First Protestant Church Assembly for American Indians is established.
1790 - New York sells Vermont for $30,000.
1793 - Eli Whitney applies for a patent for his cotton gin machine.
1831 - Michael Faraday demonstrates his electrical generator invention.
1846 - Pioneers traveling to the west die in a blizzard in Nevada.
1858 - Macy's department store opens its first store in New York City and grosses $11.06 for the day.
1886 - President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
1867 - The first U.S. Jewish college, Maimonides College, opens in Pennsylvania.
1904 - St. Louis police try using fingerprints in an investigation for the first time.
1913 - George Herriman comic strip Krazy Kat comic strip by debuts.
1919 - Congress passes the Volstead Act paving the way for Prohibition.
1921 - North Dakota has the first gubernatorial recall election causing
Governor Lynn Frazier to lose Ragnvald Nestos by a little over 4,000 votes.
1922 - The first football game is broadcasted coast-to-coast.
1973 - Elmore Smith (LA Lakers) blocks 17 shots in one game.
1981 - Edward M McIntyre is elected the first Black Mayor of Augusta, Georgia.
1986 - The 100th year anniversary of the Statue of Liberty is celebrated.
2014 - A NASA rocket carrying supplies for the Cygnus CRS Orb-3 explodes seconds after taking off.
2021 - Facebook changes its corporate name to Meta.
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