Finnish Civil War: On the so-called "Bloody Maundy Thursday of Tampere", the Whites force the Reds to attack the city center, where the city's fiercest battles being fought in Kalevankangas with large casualties on both sides. During the same day, an explosion at the Red headquarters of Tampere kills several commanders. Date: March 28, 1918…
General John J. Pershing, during World War I, cancels 42nd 'Rainbow' Division's orders to Rolampont for further training and diverted it to the occupy the Baccarat sector. Rainbow Division becomes "the first American division to take over an entire sector on its own, which it held longer than any other American division-occupied sector alone for…
Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states. Date: March 28, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board. Date: March 28, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. Date: March 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: First day of the Battle of Cape Matapan in Greece between the navies of the United Kingdom and Australia, and the Royal Italian navy. Date: March 28, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes. Date: March 28, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day…
Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. Date: March 28, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1946 📅 On This Day (Today)
The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet. Date: March 28, 1959 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1959 📅 On This Day (Today)
ČSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day (Today)