Civil rights movement: Over one hundred high school students conduct a sit-in protest in Rome, Georgia. Date: March 28, 1963 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1963 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Mw  7.4 earthquake in Chile sets off a series of tailings dam failures, burying the town of El Cobre and killing at least 500 people. Date: March 28, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1965 📅 On This Day (Today)
Brazilian high school student Edson LuÃs de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. Date: March 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)
An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring at least 1,200. Date: March 28, 1970 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1970 📅 On This Day (Today)
The US Supreme Court hands down 5–3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity. Date: March 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1978 📅 On This Day (Today)
The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by one vote, precipitating a general election. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown. Date: March 28, 1979 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1979 📅 On This Day (Today)
United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal. Date: March 28, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters. Date: March 28, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)