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From today's featured article The Battle of Concepción was fought on October 28, 1835, between Mexican troops and Texian insurgents on the grounds of Mission Concepción (pictured in 2010), 2 miles (3.2 km) south of what is now Downtown San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. The day before, Stephen F. Austin, commander of the newly created Texian Army, had sent James Bowie, James Fannin, and 90 soldiers to find a defensible spot for the army to rest. After choosing a site near Mission Concepción, the scouting party camped for the night and sent a courier to notify Austin. Upon learning that the army was divided, General Martín Perfecto de Cos sent Colonel Domingo Ugartechea with 275 soldiers to attack the scouting party. The Texians took cover in a horseshoe-shaped gully; their good defensive position, longer firing range, and better ammunition helped them repel several attacks, and the Mexican soldiers retreated just 30 minutes before the remainder of the Texian Army arrived. Historians estimate that between 14 and 76 Mexican soldiers were killed, while only one Texian soldier died. (Full article...) Recently featured: Oerip Soemohardjo Arthur Sifton Three-cent silver Did you know... Keizō Hayashi ... that Keizō Hayashi (pictured) was a Japanese civil servant and general officer who was instrumental in the founding of the Japan Self-Defense Forces in 1954? ... that rice is grown in the Province of Cremona in northern Italy? ... that the San Joaquin pocket mouse carries seeds back to its burrow in its cheek pouches? ... that British/Kenyan architect Dorothy Hughes‍‍ '​‍s most renowned designs include the Cathedral of the Holy Family and a nightclub in the red-light district of Nairobi? ... that the Ukraine–EU Association Agreement will be subjected to a referendum in the Netherlands? ... that Sigala co-wrote "Good Times" by Ella Eyre? ... that My Scientology Movie by Louis Theroux re-enacts scenes of alleged abuse in the Church of Scientology's punishment facility, the Hole? ... that Richard Nixon lived in two houses designed by Eleanore Pettersen?

In the news Lewis Hamilton A 7.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing at least 360 people and injuring more than 2000 others. In motorsport, Lewis Hamilton (pictured) wins the Formula One World Drivers' Championship after his team, Mercedes, secured the Constructors' Championship. Jimmy Morales is elected President of Guatemala in a runoff vote. Hurricane Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Western Hemisphere, makes landfall in Mexico. Scientists describe a new species of giant tortoise, Chelonoidis donfaustoi, in the Galápagos Islands. Ongoing events: Russian military intervention in Syria European migrant crisis Recent deaths: Maureen O'Hara On this day... October 28: Feast days of Simon the Zealot and Jude the Apostle (Western Christianity) Gateway Arch 1707 – The Hōei earthquake ruptured all of the segments of the Nankai megathrust simultaneously—the only earthquake known to have done this—with an estimated magnitude of 8.6 ML. 1886 – In New York Harbor, U.S. President Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty, a gift from France, to commemorate the centennial of the Declaration of Independence. 1915 – Richard Strauss conducted the first performance of his tone poem An Alpine Symphony in Berlin. 1940 – The Balkans Campaign in World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Italian dictator Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the occupation of Greek territory. 1965 – In St. Louis, Missouri, US, the 630-foot (190 m) tall catenary steel Gateway Arch (pictured) was completed. More anniversaries: October 27 October 28 October 29

Today's featured picture A 1934-series gold certificate in the denomination of $10,000. This bill depicts Salmon P. Chase and was signed by Henry Morgenthau, Jr. and W.A. Julian. This denomination was never released to the public and does not exist outside of United States government institutional collections. Banknote: Bureau of Engraving and Printing (image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History) Recently featured: Cordwainer Sainte-Geneviève Library The Last Day of Pompeii

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