1813 - Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
1860 - Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th American President
1913 - Mahatma Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners’ march in South Africa
1917 [OS Oct 24] - Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution
1947 - NBC’s “Meet the Press” debuts - US’s longest run…
