Date: January 27, 1928
Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). Date: June 18, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 18 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This…
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 1928Jinan Incident Begins,…
The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days. Date: May 3, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in…
A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London. Date: January 7, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 7 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Sliced Bread Sold for First Time…
Leon Trotsky is exiled to Alma-Ata. Date: January 31, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 31 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Bremen Completes First Successful East-to-West Transatlantic Flight, April 12, 1928Charles Kingsford Smith Completes First Trans-Pacific Flight, June 9, 1928Boris…
Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. Date: June 9, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 9 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928St. Francis Dam Fails in California, Killing 431 People,…