Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election. Date: April 28, 1952 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1952 📅 On This Day (Today)

United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate US Army troops. Date: April 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license. Date: April 28, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)

Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. Date: April 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign. Date: April 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run. Date: April 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day…

General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. Date: April 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder. Date: April 28, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day…

The President of Afghanistan, Mohammad Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels. Date: April 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)

The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries. Date: April 28, 1983 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 28 📅 Events on this day in 1983 📅 On This Day (Today)