WillDekkard
08-28-2010, 05:18 AM
Hear are some notable events that happened on
This Date in History - August 28th
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* 475 The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
* 489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
* 1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
* 1349 6,000 Jews are killed in Mainz, accused of being the cause of the plague.
* 1511 The Portuguese conquer Malacca.
* 1521 The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
* 1542 Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovγo da Gama is captured and later executed.
* 1609 Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
* 1619 Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
* 1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
* 1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
* 1810 Battle of Grand Port the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
* 1830 The Tom Thumb presages the first railway service in the United States.
* 1845 The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
* 1849 After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent, surrenders to Austria.
* 1859 A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
* 1862 American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
* 1867 The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.
* 1879 Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
* 1898 Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
* 1901 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
* 1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
* 1914 World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
* 1914 World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
* 1916 World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
* 1916 World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
* 1917 Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
* 1924 The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
* 1931 France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
* 1937 Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
* 1943 World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
* 1944 World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
* 1953 Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
* 1955 Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
* 1961 Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
* 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
* 1963 Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
* 1964 The Philadelphia race riot begins.
* 1968 Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
* 1979 An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
* 1981 The National Centers for Disease Control announce a high incidence of pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men. These will soon be recognized as symptoms of an immune disorder, which will be called AIDS.
* 1986 United States Navy officer Jerry A. Whitworth is sentenced to 365 years imprisonment for espionage for the Soviet Union.
* 1988 Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
* 1990 Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
* 1990 The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
* 1991 Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
* 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
* 1996 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
* 1998 Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
* 2003 An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London's underground rail network to a halt.
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This Date in History - August 28th
c/p from Wikipedia
* 475 The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
* 489 Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
* 1189 Third Crusade: the Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan
* 1349 6,000 Jews are killed in Mainz, accused of being the cause of the plague.
* 1511 The Portuguese conquer Malacca.
* 1521 The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
* 1542 Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) Battle of Wofla: the Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovγo da Gama is captured and later executed.
* 1609 Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
* 1619 Ferdinand II is elected emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
* 1640 Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
* 1789 William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn.
* 1810 Battle of Grand Port the French accept the surrender of a British Navy fleet.
* 1830 The Tom Thumb presages the first railway service in the United States.
* 1845 The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
* 1849 After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent, surrenders to Austria.
* 1859 A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of USA, Europe, and even as far away as Japan.
* 1862 American Civil War: Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas.
* 1867 The United States takes possession of the, at this point unoccupied, Midway Atoll.
* 1879 Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
* 1898 Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink "Pepsi-Cola".
* 1901 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. The first American private school in the country.
* 1913 Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
* 1914 World War I: the Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
* 1914 World War I: German troops conquer Namur.
* 1916 World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
* 1916 World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
* 1917 Ten Suffragettes are arrested while picketing the White House.
* 1924 The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
* 1931 France and Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.
* 1937 Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
* 1943 World War II: in Denmark, a general strike against the Nazi occupation is started.
* 1944 World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
* 1953 Nippon Television broadcasts Japan's first television show, including its first TV advertisement.
* 1955 Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
* 1961 Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, "Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes.
* 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech
* 1963 Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
* 1964 The Philadelphia race riot begins.
* 1968 Riots in Chicago, Illinois, during the Democratic National Convention.
* 1979 An IRA bomb explodes on the Grand Place in Brussels.
* 1981 The National Centers for Disease Control announce a high incidence of pneumocystis and Kaposi's sarcoma in gay men. These will soon be recognized as symptoms of an immune disorder, which will be called AIDS.
* 1986 United States Navy officer Jerry A. Whitworth is sentenced to 365 years imprisonment for espionage for the Soviet Union.
* 1988 Ramstein airshow disaster: three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd. 75 are killed and 346 seriously injured.
* 1990 Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
* 1990 The Plainfield Tornado: an F5 tornado hits in Plainfield, Illinois, and Joliet, Illinois, killing 28 people.
* 1991 Ukraine declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
* 1991 Collapse of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev resigns as Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
* 1996 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
* 1998 Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.
* 2003 An electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in south east England and brings 60% of London's underground rail network to a halt.
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