August 28 - The Day in History

August 28 : General Interest 1996: Charles and Diana divorce After four years of separation, Charles, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and his wife, Princess Diana, formally divorce... read more American Revolution 1774 : St. Elizabeth born in New York City http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/st-elizabeth-born-in-new-york-city Automotive 1877 : Charles S. Rolls born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-s-rolls-born Civil War 1864 : Union General Alfred Terry is promoted http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alfred-terry-is-promoted Cold War 1968 : Riots in Chicago fracture the Cold War consensus http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/riots-in-chicago-fracture-the-cold-war-consensus Crime 1990 : Murdered students are discovered at the University of Florida http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/murdered-students-are-discovered-at-the-university-of-florida 2006 : Fugitive polygamist leader Warren Jeffs is arrested http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fugitive-polygamist-leader-warren-jeffs-is-arrested Disaster 1988 : Air-show accident burns spectators http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/air-show-accident-burns-spectators General Interest 1879 : Zulu king captured http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/zulu-king-captured 1955 : The death of Emmett Till http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-death-of-emmett-till 1963 : King speaks to March on Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-speaks-to-march-on-washington 1968 : Protests at Democratic National Convention in Chicago http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/protests-at-democratic-national-convention-in-chicago Hollywood 1987 : John Huston dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-huston-dies Literary 1913 : Robertson Davies is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/robertson-davies-is-born Music 1963 : Mahalia Jackson, the Queen of Gospel, puts her stamp on the March on Washington http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mahalia-jackson-the-queen-of-gospel-puts-her-stamp-on-the-march-on-washington Old West 1869 : Three leave Powell's Grand Canyon expedition http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/three-leave-powells-grand-canyon-expedition Presidential 1917 : President Woodrow Wilson picketed by women suffragists http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-woodrow-wilson-picketed-by-women-suffragists Sports 1977 : Pele leads Cosmos to title http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pele-leads-cosmos-to-title Vietnam War 1966 : North Vietnamese pilots being trained in Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-pilots-being-trained-in-soviet-union 1967 : More voices raised against the war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/more-voices-raised-against-the-war 1968 : DNC endorses Johnson administration platform on the war in Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dnc-endorses-johnson-administration-platform-on-the-war-in-vietnam 1972 : U.S. Air Force gets its first ace since Korean War http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-air-force-gets-its-first-ace-since-korean-war World War I 1914 : Battle of Heligoland Bight http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-heligoland-bight World War II 1941 : Mass slaughter in Ukraine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mass-slaughter-in-ukraine

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