History for October 21 - On-This-Day.com.

1797 -
"Old Ironsides," the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution,
was launched in Boston's harbor. 1805 - The Battle
of Trafalgar occurred off the coast of Spain. ... 1925
- The U.S. Treasury Department announced that it
had fined 29,620 people for prohibition (of alcohol)
violations.
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY: OCTOBER 22
On this day in 1962, President John F. Kennedy
alerted Americans to the Cuban missile crisis,
declaring a naval blockade to prevent further missile
shipments to the island country 90 miles (145 km) off
the coast of the U.S.
October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th
in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 69
days remain until the end of the year.
October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th
in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 68
days remain until the end of the year.
1812 – War of 1812: The American frigate,
USS United States, commanded by
Stephen Decatur, captures the British
frigate HMS Macedonian. 1822 – Greek
War of Independence: The First Siege of
Missolonghi begins. ... 1900 – The United
Kingdom annexes the Transvaal. 1917 –
Old Style date of the October 25
Revolution in Russia.

26 Oct, 1979 - South Korea President Shot

October 26th, 1979 : The President of South Korea,
Park Chung Hee and five others including the
president's bodyguard are shot dead by the chief of
his intelligence service, Kim Jea Kyu.
27 Oct, 1904 - New York Subway
1904 : The New York subway opens travelling
between Lower Manhattan and Harlem stopping at
28 stations in between and cost a nickel to ride.

28 Oct, 1826 - The Statue of Liberty

1826 : The Statue of Liberty is dedicated by Grover
Cleveland on October 28th, 1886. The Statue was
built in France and and funded by the French people
and was shipped in 1885 to New York and placed
onto Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

29 Oct, 1923 - Republic of Turkey Created

1923 : The Treaty of Lausanne of July 24th leads to
the creation of the "Republic of Turkey" and Mustafa
Kemal Atatürk becomes it's first President.

30 Oct, 1975 - Spain Prince Juan Carlos

October 30th, 1975 : Prince Juan Carlos becomes
Spain's acting head of state, taking over from the ill
Gen. Francisco Franco.