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

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…

Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years. Date: December 4, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Newark Liberty International Airport Opens, First…

Juan de la Cierva makes the first Autogyro crossing of the English Channel. Date: September 18, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 18 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Bundaberg Diphtheria Vaccine Contamination Kills 12 Children, January 27, 1928Bundaberg Diphtheria Vaccine…

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 1928Graf Zeppelin Completes First Trans-Atlantic Flight, Lakehurst Landing – October 15,…

Bundaberg tragedy: a diphtheria vaccine is contaminated with Staph. aureus bacterium, resulting in the deaths of twelve children in the Australian town of Bundaberg. Date: January 27, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Cosmo…