April 28 in history
Events on April 28
Notable events that happened on April 28 in past years.
- 2004
CBS News releases evidence of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The photographs show rape and abuse from the American troops over Iraqi detainees.
Wikipedia article: CBS News - 1991
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-39, the first unclassified shuttle mission for the United States Department of Defense.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Discovery - 1983
The West German news magazine Stern begins publishing excerpts from the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler, later revealed to be forgeries.
Wikipedia article: Stern (magazine) - 1973
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.
Wikipedia article: The Dark Side of the Moon - 1967
Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam War - 1952
The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Taipei - 1947
Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
Wikipedia article: Thor Heyerdahl - 1941
The Ustaše massacre nearly 200 Serbs in the village of Gudovac, the first massacre of their genocidal campaign against Serbs of the Independent State of Croatia.
Wikipedia article: Ustaše - 1920
The Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic is founded.
Wikipedia article: Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic - 1881
Billy the Kid escapes from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, New Mexico.
Wikipedia article: Billy the Kid - 1796
The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Paris (1796) - 1789
The Mutiny on the Bounty occurs, with the ship's captain, Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors, set adrift, and the rebel crew setting sail for Tahiti. Eventually the majority of rebels sail for Pitcairn Island.
Wikipedia article: Mutiny on the Bounty - 1625
A combined Spanish and Portuguese fleet of 52 ships commences the recapture of Bahia from the Dutch during the Dutch–Portuguese War.
Wikipedia article: Spanish Empire - 1294
Temür, grandson of Kublai, is elected Khagan of the Mongols with the reigning title Oljeitu.
- 224
The Battle of Hormozdgan is fought. Ardashir I defeats and kills Artabanus V, effectively ending the Parthian Empire.
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