Today in History
Listings for Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
Birthdays:
- 1442 Edward IV, king of England (1461-70, 1471-83)
- 1758 James Monroe, 5th President (1816-1824)
- 1765 S.F. Lacroix --1843
- 1900 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer, (Oort Cloud)
- 1937 Saddam Hussein, Iraqi president
- 1941 Ann-Margret
- 1950 Jay Leno, entertainer
- 1958 Nancy Lee Grahn
- 1981 Jessica Alba
Events:
- Kiss Your Mate Day
- TV-Turnoff Week
- 585 War between Lydia and Media is ended by a solar eclipse.
- 1686 First volume of Isaac Newton's PRINCIPIA is published.
- 1754 Mutiny on the HMS Bounty occurs.
- 1914 W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner.
- 1919 First successful parachute jump is made.
- 1942 "WW II" titled so, as result of Gallup Poll.
- 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia.
- 1952 WW II Pacific peace treaty takes effect.
- 1974 Last Americans are evacuated from Saigon.
- 1977 Christopher Boyce is convicted for selling satellite secrets.
That's all for today.
