Juan de la Cierva First Autogyro English Channel Crossing, September 18, 1928

Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight. Date: March 21, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Cosmo Gordon Lang Enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury, December 4,…

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 1928Bundaberg Diphtheria Vaccine Contamination Kills 12 Children, January 27,…

SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320 km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned. Date: November 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…

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 1928Iron Lung Respirator…

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 1928Soviet Union Introduces First Five-Year Plan, October 1, 1928Zhang…

Second Northern Expedition: The National Revolutionary Army captures Beijing, whose name is changed to Beiping ("Northern Peace"). Date: June 8, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Zhang Zuolin Assassinated by Japanese Agents, June 4,…