October 28

Tuesday 28, 1958:

Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli becomes Pope and takes the name Pope John XXIII.

Wednesday 28, 1942:

The Alaska Highway is completed.

Tuesday 28, 1919:

Prohibition begins: The U.S. Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson's veto.

Monday 28, 312:

Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine the Great defeats the forces of Maxentius.

Sunday 28, 306:

Maxentius is proclaimed Roman emperor.

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