Charles Lindbergh Receives Medal of Honor for Solo Trans-Atlantic Flight, March 21, 1928

The Kellogg–Briand Pact outlawing war is signed by fifteen nations. Ultimately sixty-one nations will sign it. Date: August 27, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Opus Dei Founded as Prelature of the Holy Cross,…

Indonesia Raya, now the national anthem of Indonesia, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress. Date: October 28, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 28 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Leon Trotsky Exiled to Alma-Ata, January 31, 1928Juan…

Indian revolutionaries Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev Thapar and Shivaram Rajguru assassinate British police officer James Saunders in Lahore, Punjab, to avenge the death of Lala Lajpat Rai at the hands of the police. The three were executed in 1931. Date: December 17, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 17 📅 Events…

Newark Liberty International Airport opens, becoming the first airport in the New York City metro area. Date: October 1, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Thames Flood Devastates London, Kills 14 – January 7,…

Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. Date: September 28, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 28 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Chiang Kai-shek Becomes Chairman of the Republic of…

The Bremen, a German Junkers W 33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. Date: April 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Alexander Fleming Discovers…