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October 28, 2018

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for October 28, 2018

In 2018, the world population was approximately 7,729,902,781 people^[†]

Notable Deaths

2018Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (born 1985)^[†]

Colin Martin Sylvia was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club and Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Historical Events

2018Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.^[†]

Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and former military officer who served as the 38th president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as a member of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies from 1991 to 2019.

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Headlines from October 28, 2018

Used to Hearing ‘Shabbat Shalom,’ a Historic Jewish Enclave Rings Out With Gunshots

By Campbell Robertson

Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood is a close-knit Jewish community. Its day of worship turned into one of mourning after a gunman stormed into a synagogue.

National1059 words

Red Sox Rebound to Defeat Dodgers in World Series Game 4

By James Wagner

Boston rallied late for an emphatic win and took a three-games-to-one lead in the Series.

Sports1255 words

Trump’s Attacks on the News Media Are Working

By Jim Rutenberg

The journalism industry wasn’t built to withstand the torrent of unsubstantiated claims coming from @realDonaldTrump and elsewhere.

Business1382 words

To Rally Voters, Democrats Focus on Health Care as Their Closing Argument

By Trip Gabriel

Democrats in battleground Senate races, including Missouri, Arizona, Florida, West Virginia and Nevada, have embraced health care as they make their final pitches to voters.

Politics1766 words

On Gab, an Extremist-Friendly Site, Pittsburgh Shooting Suspect Aired His Hatred in Full

By Kevin Roose

The social media site, a haven for neo-Nazis and other extremists, has lost support from service providers like GoDaddy and PayPal since Saturday’s massacre.

Business1633 words

Quiet Day at a Pittsburgh Synagogue Became a Battle to Survive

By Campbell Robertson, Sabrina Tavernise and Sandra E. Garcia

The massacre at Tree of Life synagogue unfolded over about an hour. It ended when the gunman, Robert Bowers, surrendered to police officers.

National1848 words

Will TV Change the Comedy Cellar? Comics Are About to Find Out

By Jason Zinoman

The premier Greenwich Village club is getting into the late-night programming wars at a time when it has been under fire for Louis C.K. appearances.

Culture1090 words

Tree of Life Synagogue Victims Remembered as Guardians of Their Faith

By Simon Romero, Jennifer Medina and Timothy Williams

Many of the 11 people who died in the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh were advanced in years. They were the steady backbone of their congregations.

National1601 words

IBM to Buy Red Hat, the Top Linux Distributor, for $34 Billion

By Steve Lohr

The deal is a big move to bring more software developers under IBM’s wing and hints at a bigger push into cloud computing.

Business659 words

Tesla Faces a Challenger in the Home Solar Business

By Ivan Penn

Tesla is relying on showrooms to sell electric cars, solar roofs and batteries. But a California rival has made inroads into the residential business.

Business1447 words

Jair Bolsonaro Wins Brazil’s Presidency, in a Shift to the Far Right

By Ernesto Londoño and Shasta Darlington

After choosing leftist presidents in four successive elections, Brazilians opted for a radical new course for Latin America’s largest nation.

Foreign1822 words

Review: In ‘Thunderbodies,’ War, Sheeple and Psychedelic Muumuus

By Jesse Green

Soho Rep continues its laudable tradition of sure-to-be-divisive plays with Kate Tarker’s word-drunk new satire of … well, something.

Culture907 words