Newark Liberty International Airport Opens, First NYC Metro Airport, October 1, 1928

The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents. Date: June 4, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 4 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Boris Bazhanov Defects Through Iran to France, January 1, 1928Chiang Kai-shek…

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 1928Juan de la Cierva First Autogyro English Channel…

In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kill 431 people. Date: March 12, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 12 📅 Events on this day in 1928 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1928Okeechobee Hurricane Strikes Southeastern Florida, Killing 2,500+ September 17, 1928Alexander Fleming Discovers…

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 1928Zhang…

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…

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 1928Amelia Earhart First Woman to Cross Atlantic by…