October 28: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1420Beijing was officially declared the capital of China's Ming dynasty.
2. 1492Christopher Columbus reached the coast of Cuba on his first voyage to the Americas.
3. 1516During the reign of Sultan Selim I, the Ottoman army defeated the Mamluks at the Battle of Khan Yunis, opening the route to Egypt.
4. 1726Jonathan Swift's satirical novel 'Gulliver's Travels' was published in London.
5. 1893Tchaikovsky's final symphony, Symphony No. 6, the Pathétique, received its first performance.

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