The Associated PressAlsation "Captain" struggles to keep his balance on two pairs of children's skis, fitted by his master, Ski-tow operator, Hans Grimus, in an attempt to keep man and dog together, while moving around on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Buller, 160 miles north-east of Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 28, 1970.
Hasan Jamali, The Associated PressYemeni fishermen pass by the damaged USS Cole in Aden port in this file photo dated Oct. 28 2000, after they were checked by Yemeni police before passing into the Cole's vicinity. Six Yemenis, including one in absentia, were charged Wednesday in the planning of the Cole bombing and with belonging to the al-Qaida terror network. Seventeen U.S. sailors died in the Oct. 2000 attack.
The Associated PressThe women sort coins before they go to the stamping machine in Philadelphia, Pa., Circa 1942.
The Associated PressArmed group of Italian fascists seize papers from offices in Rome, Italy, on Oct. 28, 1922, following The March on Rome organized by Benito Mussolini.
The Associated PressAuthorities unload cases of whiskey crates labeled as green tomatoes from a refrigerator car in the Washington yards on May 15, 1929. The grower's express cargo train was en route from Holandale, Fla., to Newark, N.J.
John Rooney, The Associated PressMary Pickford, left, greeting some of the crowd of at least 1,000 persons who met her at Grand Central Station, New York on Oct. 28, 1936, when she arrived from the west coast on a business trip in Hollywood. She has no plans, she said, for marrying Buddy Rogers or appearing in any more motion pictures.
The Associated PressCaptain George Eyston in his car Thunderbolt, the worlds most powerful car, travelled at 309. 6 miles per hour on the salt beds near Utah, Salt Lake City. This is the highest speed ever reached on land, but Thunderbolt broke down on the return run and the chance of an official record was denied Eyston. Captain George Eyston hurtling down the salt flats in his huge car, Thunderbolt, on Oct. 28, 1937, near Salt Lake City, Utah.
The Associated PressMrs. Eleanor Roosevelt samples a drum stick of hamburger, corn flakes and egg, cooked by girl scouts over an open fire, during the visit of the First Lady to the National Girl Scout Little House in Washington on Oct. 28, 1941, when she participated in the celebration of National Girl Scout Week. Also shown is The Very Rev. Mgr. Edward Roberts Moore, recipient of a "Thanks Badge" from the Girl Scouts.
The Associated PressA shot in the arm - Elvis Presley receives a salk polio vaccine shot in New York City on Oct. 28. Giving the shot is Dr. Harold Fuerst of New York. Holding Presleys arm is Dr. Leona Baumgartner, commissioner of the New York City health department. Presley is known for his gyrations while presenting a song.
The Associated PressA small crowd of factory workers and officials watches as Boeing Airplane Company rolls America's first jet airliner at Renton, Wash., Monday, Oct 28, 1957. The huge Boeing 707 Jet Stratoliner, capable of carrying 80 to 180 persons 5,000 miles nonstop at speeds of more than 600 miles an hour. The jet will be delivered to Pan American World Airways.
The Associated PressPrincess Anne with Prince Charles, during her visit to the Amoco gas rig in the North Sea on Oct. 28, 1969.
Boris Yurchenko, The Associated PressSnow ripples over sleepers between curving rails on the new Trans-Siberian railroad, Oct. 28, 1978. Across some of the world's most inhospitable terrain 100,000 Soviet builders are at work on a second trans-Siberian railroad. It will be 2,000 miles long, running through a region plagued by mudslides and earthquakes, through 1,800 miles of permafrost and seven mountain ranges, through regions where winter last for nine months and the temperature can drop to 60 degrees below zero Celsius.
The Associated PressHead of the Statue of Liberty on display in France early in 1884 prior to being shipped to the United States.
AF, The Associated PressAbout 5,000 angry commuters, upset when a train arrived two hours late, completely destroyed several train cars in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 28, 1983. First rocks were hurled, then fire was set to the train cars. The commuters were waiting for the train to take them from their homes in a poor, working-class neighborhood on the outskirts of town to their jobs downtown.
Enric Marti, The Associated PressEgyptian rescue workers search through the rubble Monday, Oct. 28, 1996 of a 12 story building which collapsed Sunday in the upper middle class neighborhood of Heliopolis, a suburb of Cairo. So far 9 dead were pulled from the rubble. There are 65 people believed to be missing.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressDeath Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight appears in court for a bail review hearing in this Oct. 1996 file photo. Knight must answer questions about the label's finances when attorneys interview him in prison next month, Judge Gregory O'Brien ruled, Wednesday, July 2, 1997. Dick Griffey and Tracy Curry have filed a $75 million lawsuit against the company, claiming they were pushed out by Knight and rapper-producer Dr. Dre, whose real name is Andre Young.
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Alsation "Captain" struggles to keep his balance on two pairs of children's skis, fitted by his master, Ski-tow operator, Hans Grimus, in an attempt to keep man and dog together, while moving around on the snow-covered slopes of Mount Buller, 160 miles north-east of Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 28, 1970.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on October 28.














