The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers.
Phillies ace Cristopher Sánchez extended his consecutive shutout innings streak to 50 2/3 before allowing a two-out RBI single to San Diego’s Jackson Merrill in the seventh Wednesday night.
Cristopher Sánchez has been on a remarkable streak, pitching 44 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings.
References to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments have been removed from his photo portrait display at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington.
On the list of U.S. presidents, several have been tapped to serve for more than one term, with Donald Trump now joining the group.
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Today is Wednesday, Oct. 28, the 302nd day of 2020. On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Grover Cleveland. In 1858, Rowland Hussey Macy opened his first New York store at Sixth Avenue and 14th Street in Manhattan. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter and Republican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan faced off in a nationally broadcast, 90-minute debate in Cleveland. A student flunking out of the University of Arizona nursing school shot three of his professors to death, then killed himself.
