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August 28th
In 1565, Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles first sights land in Florida from his ship bearing troops and settlers, on the feast day of St. Augustine.
St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia
In 1609, explorer Henry Hudson claims Delaware Bay on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
Delaware Bay - Wikipedia
In 1655, the governing council of New Amsterdam led by Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from serving in the militia.
Colonial New Amsterdam spurns 'disgusting' Jews from militia
Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts declares itself neutral.
The Little-Known Nantucket-British Deal of 1814 | JSTOR Daily
In 1830, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn railroad car.
Tom Thumb (locomotive) - Wikipedia
In 1845, the first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
Scientific American - Wikipedia
In 1861, the Union Army and Navy commence a joint operation to assault two Confederate forts on the coast of North Carolina.
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries - Wikipedia
In 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. James Longstreet successfully drive back Union forces allowing his corps to successfully join up with that of Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap - Wikipedia
In 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson attack a Union column at Brawner's Farm in Virginia, beginning the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Second Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia
In 1867, Captain William Reynolds of the USS Lackawanna takes possession of Midway Atoll for the U.S.
Midway Atoll - Wikipedia
In 1898, Caleb Bradham's soda "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
Pepsi Store - History of the Birthplace of Pepsi
In 1901, Silliman University is founded in the Philippines, the first American private school in the country.
Silliman University - Wikipedia
In 1907, James Casey and Claude Ryan found the American Messenger Company in Seattle, WA, which will eventually grow into the United Parcel Service (UPS).
United Parcel Service - Wikipedia
In 1917, 10 suffragists are arrested while picketing the White House.
Suffrage pickets arrested at the White House, Aug. 28, 1917
In 1917, American comic book artist and writer Jack "King" Kirby, co-creator of heroes such as Captain America, the X-Men, the Hulk, and many others, is born in NYC.
Jack Kirby - Wikipedia
In 1920, the U.S. goes 1-2 in the men's 400m freestyle swim as Norman Ross wins gold, and teammate Ludy Langer takes silver, at the Antwerp Olympics.
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle - Wikipedia
In 1920, the U.S. sweeps the medals in the women's 300m freestyle swim led by Ethelda Bleibtrey winning gold at the Antwerp Olympics.
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 300 metre freestyle - Wikipedia
In 1920, Roy Belton, an 18 year old white man, is taken from the Tulsa County Jail and lynched.
Roy Belton - Wikipedia
https://tulsaworld.com/tulsa-race-m...cle_72a4115e-541c-54b6-b765-79d3276c6f4b.html
In 1945, U.S. occupation of Japan begins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan
In 1955, 14 year old African American Emmett Till is abducted from his uncle's home in Money, MS, and brutally murdered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
In 1957, Democratic Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster that will last 24 hours and 18 minutes, the longest conducted by a single Senator, to prevent the Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lon...al marathon took a lot of preparation, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond
In 1962, American physician Geza de Kaplany tortures his wife with a scalpel and corrosive strong acids for alleged infidelity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geza_de_Kaplany
In 1963, hundreds of thousands gather in Washington, D.C. for the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", advocating for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gives his I have a Dream speech to the masses gathered for the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
In 1964, a race riot erupts in North Philadelphia, PA, over police brutality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Philadelphia_race_riot
In 1964, NASA launches the Nimbus 1 weather satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_1
In 1968, outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL, police begin to attack protesters indiscriminately.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_...n_protest_activity#The_August_28:_Police_riot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention#The_Chicago_Police_riot
In 1972, the U.S. takes gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swim competition, defeating the Soviet team, at the Munich Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimm...lympics_–_Men's_4_×_100_metre_freestyle_relay
In 1972, the U.S. sweeps the medals in the men's 200m butterfly swim at the Munich Olympics, led by Mark Spitz winning gold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_200_metre_butterfly
In 1973, Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On album is released.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_Get_It_On
In 1982, the inaugural Gay Games open in San Francisco, CA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Games#Gay_Games_I:_San_Francisco_1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Gay_Games
In 1988, disaster strikes at an airshow held at the U.S.'s Ramstein Air Base in West Germany when 3 airplanes collide and wreckage strikes the crowd.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disaster
In 1990, an F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Plainfield_tornado
In 1993, NASA's Galileo space probe discovers the first known asteroid moon, later named Dactyl, around the asteroid 243 Ida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)#Second_asteroid_encounter:_243_Ida_and_Dactyl
In 2003. American pizza delivery man Brian Wells is murdered while involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device, in Erie, PA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
In 2004, the U.S. wins the gold medal in women's basketball at the Athens Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
In 2008, Barack Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, the first African American to ever be a major party's candidate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention
In 1565, Spanish Admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles first sights land in Florida from his ship bearing troops and settlers, on the feast day of St. Augustine.
St. Augustine, Florida - Wikipedia
In 1609, explorer Henry Hudson claims Delaware Bay on behalf of the Dutch East India Company.
Delaware Bay - Wikipedia
In 1655, the governing council of New Amsterdam led by Peter Stuyvesant bars Jews from serving in the militia.
Colonial New Amsterdam spurns 'disgusting' Jews from militia
Peter Stuyvesant - Wikipedia
In 1814, during the War of 1812, the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts declares itself neutral.
The Little-Known Nantucket-British Deal of 1814 | JSTOR Daily
In 1830, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn railroad car.
Tom Thumb (locomotive) - Wikipedia
In 1845, the first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
Scientific American - Wikipedia
In 1861, the Union Army and Navy commence a joint operation to assault two Confederate forts on the coast of North Carolina.
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries - Wikipedia
In 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. James Longstreet successfully drive back Union forces allowing his corps to successfully join up with that of Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
Battle of Thoroughfare Gap - Wikipedia
In 1862, Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson attack a Union column at Brawner's Farm in Virginia, beginning the Second Battle of Bull Run.
Second Battle of Bull Run - Wikipedia
In 1867, Captain William Reynolds of the USS Lackawanna takes possession of Midway Atoll for the U.S.
Midway Atoll - Wikipedia
In 1898, Caleb Bradham's soda "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
Pepsi Store - History of the Birthplace of Pepsi
In 1901, Silliman University is founded in the Philippines, the first American private school in the country.
Silliman University - Wikipedia
In 1907, James Casey and Claude Ryan found the American Messenger Company in Seattle, WA, which will eventually grow into the United Parcel Service (UPS).
United Parcel Service - Wikipedia
In 1917, 10 suffragists are arrested while picketing the White House.
Suffrage pickets arrested at the White House, Aug. 28, 1917
In 1917, American comic book artist and writer Jack "King" Kirby, co-creator of heroes such as Captain America, the X-Men, the Hulk, and many others, is born in NYC.
Jack Kirby - Wikipedia
In 1920, the U.S. goes 1-2 in the men's 400m freestyle swim as Norman Ross wins gold, and teammate Ludy Langer takes silver, at the Antwerp Olympics.
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metre freestyle - Wikipedia
In 1920, the U.S. sweeps the medals in the women's 300m freestyle swim led by Ethelda Bleibtrey winning gold at the Antwerp Olympics.
Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Women's 300 metre freestyle - Wikipedia
In 1920, Roy Belton, an 18 year old white man, is taken from the Tulsa County Jail and lynched.
Roy Belton - Wikipedia
https://tulsaworld.com/tulsa-race-m...cle_72a4115e-541c-54b6-b765-79d3276c6f4b.html
In 1945, U.S. occupation of Japan begins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan
In 1955, 14 year old African American Emmett Till is abducted from his uncle's home in Money, MS, and brutally murdered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmett_Till
In 1957, Democratic Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster that will last 24 hours and 18 minutes, the longest conducted by a single Senator, to prevent the Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957.
https://www.businessinsider.com/lon...al marathon took a lot of preparation, though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strom_Thurmond
In 1962, American physician Geza de Kaplany tortures his wife with a scalpel and corrosive strong acids for alleged infidelity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geza_de_Kaplany
In 1963, hundreds of thousands gather in Washington, D.C. for the "March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom", advocating for the civil and economic rights of African Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom
In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gives his I have a Dream speech to the masses gathered for the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
In 1964, a race riot erupts in North Philadelphia, PA, over police brutality.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Philadelphia_race_riot
In 1964, NASA launches the Nimbus 1 weather satellite from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_1
In 1968, outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, IL, police begin to attack protesters indiscriminately.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_...n_protest_activity#The_August_28:_Police_riot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Democratic_National_Convention#The_Chicago_Police_riot
In 1972, the U.S. takes gold in the men's 4x100m freestyle relay swim competition, defeating the Soviet team, at the Munich Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimm...lympics_–_Men's_4_×_100_metre_freestyle_relay
In 1972, the U.S. sweeps the medals in the men's 200m butterfly swim at the Munich Olympics, led by Mark Spitz winning gold.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_200_metre_butterfly
In 1973, Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On album is released.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let's_Get_It_On
In 1982, the inaugural Gay Games open in San Francisco, CA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_Games#Gay_Games_I:_San_Francisco_1982
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Gay_Games
In 1988, disaster strikes at an airshow held at the U.S.'s Ramstein Air Base in West Germany when 3 airplanes collide and wreckage strikes the crowd.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_air_show_disaster
In 1990, an F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_Plainfield_tornado
In 1993, NASA's Galileo space probe discovers the first known asteroid moon, later named Dactyl, around the asteroid 243 Ida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo_(spacecraft)#Second_asteroid_encounter:_243_Ida_and_Dactyl
In 2003. American pizza delivery man Brian Wells is murdered while involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device, in Erie, PA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Wells
In 2004, the U.S. wins the gold medal in women's basketball at the Athens Olympics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
In 2008, Barack Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States, the first African American to ever be a major party's candidate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Democratic_National_Convention
