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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1941 π 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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1942 π On This Day…
Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the AchesonβLilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power. Date: March 28, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1946 π 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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1959 π On This Day (Today)
ΔSA Flight 511 crashes in Igensdorf, Germany, killing 52. Date: March 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1961 π On This Day (Today)
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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1963 π On This Day (Today)
An Mwβ― 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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today)
Brazilian high school student Edson LuΓs de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a student protest. Date: March 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1968 π 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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1969 π 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 β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1970 π On This Day (Today)