September 28 - The Day in History

September 28 : General Interest 1941: Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400 On this day in 1941, the Boston Red Sox's Ted Williams plays a double-header against the Philadelphia Athletics on the last day of the regular season and gets six hits in eight trips to the plate, to boost his batting average to .406 and become the first player since Bill Terry in 1930 to hit .400... read more American Revolution 1781 : Battle of Yorktown begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-yorktown-begins Automotive 1938 : Auto inventor Charles Duryea dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/auto-inventor-charles-duryea-dies Civil War 1863 : Union generals blamed for Chickamauga defeat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mccook-and-crittenden-blamed-for-chickamauga Cold War 1959 : Khrushchev and Eisenhower offer views on summit meeting http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-and-eisenhower-offer-views-on-summit-meeting Crime 1988 : A cult leader kills one of his followers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-cult-leader-kills-one-of-his-followers Disaster 1918 : Flu epidemic hits Philadelphia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/flu-epidemic-hits-philadelphia General Interest 48 B.C. : Pompey the Great assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pompey-the-great-assassinated 1066 : William the Conqueror invades England http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-the-conqueror-invades-england 1542 : Cabrillo encounters California http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cabrillo-encounters-california 1989 : Marcos dies in exile http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marcos-dies-in-exile 1994 : Estonia sinks http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/estonia-sinks Hollywood 1901 : TV host Ed Sullivan born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tv-host-ed-sullivan-born Literary 1634 : John Milton's drama, Comus, performed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-miltons-drama-comus-performed Music 1991 : Miles Davis dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/miles-davis-dies Old West 1542 : Cabrillo discovers San Diego Bay http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cabrillo-discovers-san-diego-bay Presidential 1967 : President Johnson honors American soldier http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-johnson-honors-american-soldier Sports 1960 : Ted Williams hits home run in last major league at-bat http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ted-williams-hits-home-run-in-last-major-league-at-bat Vietnam War 1968 : Battle for Thuong Duc begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-for-thuong-duc-begins 1972 : Weekly casualty figures contain no U.S. fatalities http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/weekly-casualty-figures-contain-no-us-fatalities World War I 1918 : British soldier allegedly spares the life of an injured Adolf Hitler http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-soldier-allegedly-spares-the-life-of-an-injured-adolf-hitler World War II 1942 : General Arnold fights for unique bombers http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-arnold-fights-for-unique-bombers

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