On October 28, 1904 the St. Louis Police Department became the first in the US to set up a fingerprint bureau. The police department was inspired by the fingerprinting demonstrated at the St. Louis World’s Fair (shown here) and found it a way to keep track of the swindlers and pickpockets attracted to the large crowds. Image from MHS via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

1926 (150th Anniversary) U.S. Postage Stamp commemorating The Battle of White Plains in New York The battle took place on October 28, 1776 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

After his dry goods stores failed in Massachusetts R.H. Macy tried again in New York City, opening a store on October 28, 1858. The first day’s receipts totaled $11.08. The red star logo dates to 1862 and the Thanksgiving Day parade began in 1924. Shown is the Macy’s building in Herald Square, 1907. Image from LOC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

John Laurens, who was the son of Founding Father of the United Henry Laurens, was born on October 28, 1754 in Charleston, South Carolina. During the American Revolution he was an aide-de-camp to George Washington, became a prisoner of war and gave his life at the Battle of the Combahee River in 1782. Image of John Laurens by Charles Willson Peale via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US

General Ulysses S. Grant and party in mining costume during visit to the California and consolidated Virginia mines, October 28, 1879 via LOC, no known restrictions

It was hard to open a magazine from 1947 until the late 50s and not see ads featuring Suzy Parker, born October 28, 1932. Tall, with red hair and green eyes, Parker was the first model to earn $100,000 in a year and appeared on the covers of 70 magazines. She’s shown here in 1952 advertising fabrics. Image via Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright, public domain in the US.

The comic strip known as “Krazy Kat” by American cartoonist George Herriman first appeared on October 28, 1913. In addition to owning dogs, Herriman owned as many as 13 cats in the early 1930s. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

F.H. Nowell Reindeer at John J. Sesnon Co’s. docks. Nome, Alaska. Oct. 28, 1907 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On October 28, 1965 the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was completed. Image of the Gateway Arch under construction in June 1965 by Kevin William Kelly via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0

American actress Julia Roberts was born on October 28, 1967 in Smyrna, Georgia. Image: Julia Roberts when she was 10 c. 1977 via Alamy

Cover of The Saturday Evening Post from October 28, 1922. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain