Charles Kingsford Smith Completes First Trans-Pacific Flight, June 9, 1928
Date: June 9, 1928
Date: June 9, 1928
The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing more than 2,500 people. Date: September 17, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 17 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Bundaberg Diphtheria Vaccine Contamination Kills 12 Children, January 27, 1928Thames Flood Devastates London, Kills…
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…
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…
An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital. Date: October 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, Rajguru Assassinate James Saunders in Lahore, December 17,…
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 1928Thames Flood Kills 14, Devastates Riverside London – January 7, 1928Chiang Kai-shek Becomes Chairman of the Republic of China,…
Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. Date: November 18, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Jinan Incident Begins, 12 Japanese Civilians Killed May 3, 1928Alexander Fleming Discovers…