April 28 - The Day in History

April 28 : General Interest 1945: Benito Mussolini executed On this day in 1945, "Il Duce," Benito Mussolini, and his mistress, Clara Petacci, are shot by Italian partisans who had captured the couple as they attempted to flee to Switzerland... read more American Revolution 1776 : Colonel McIntosh writes to Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/colonel-mcintosh-writes-to-washington Automotive 1916 : Ferruccio Lamborghini born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ferruccio-lamborghini-born Civil War 1810 : Union general who advocated for black troops is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daniel-ullmann-born Cold War 1965 : U.S. troops land in the Dominican Republic http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-troops-land-in-the-dominican-republic Crime 2011 : Jaycee Dugard's kidnappers plead guilty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jaycee-dugards-kidnappers-plead-guilty Disaster 1995 : Gas pipe explodes in South Korea http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gas-pipe-explodes-in-south-korea General Interest 1789 : Mutiny on the HMS Bounty http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mutiny-on-the-hms-bounty 1969 : De Gaulle resigns as leader of France http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/de-gaulle-resigns-as-leader-of-france 1977 : Red Army Faction trial ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/red-army-faction-trial-ends 1996 : Port Arthur Massacre in Australia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/port-arthur-massacre-in-australia Hollywood 2004 : Comcast abandons bid to buy Disney http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/comcast-abandons-bid-to-buy-disney Literary 1925 : T.S. Eliot accepts a job at Faber and Faber publishers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ts-eliot-accepts-a-job-at-faber-and-faber-publishers Music 1965 : My Name is Barbra is Barbra Streisand's debut television special http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/my-name-is-barbra-is-barbra-streisands-debut-television-special Old West 1897 : Chickasaw and Choctaw abandon communal lands http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/chickasaw-and-choctaw-abandon-communal-lands Presidential 1758 : President Monroe is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-monroe-is-born Sports 1967 : Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/muhammad-ali-refuses-army-induction Vietnam War 1970 : Nixon approves Cambodian incursion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-approves-cambodian-incursion 1972 : North Vietnamese press South Vietnamese at Hue and Kontum http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-press-south-vietnamese-at-hue-and-kontum World War I 1915 : International Congress of Women opens at The Hague http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/international-congress-of-women-opens-at-the-hague World War II 1945 : Mussolini is executed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mussolini-is-executed

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