December 28 in History
What happened on December 28 in history?
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on december 28 in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened on december 28 in history.
?>1971
The U.S. Justice Department sues Mississippi officials for ignoring the voting ballots of blacks in that state.
1968
Israel attacks an airport in Beirut, destroying 13 planes.
1965
The United States bars oil sales to Rhodesia.
1951
The United States pays $120,000 to free four fliers convicted of espionage in Hungary.
1948
Premier Nokrashy Pasha of Egypt is assassinated by a member of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood because of his failure to achieve victory in the war against Israel.
1946
The French declare martial law in Vietnam as a full-scale war appears inevitable.
1938
France orders the doubling of forces in Somaliland; two warships are sent.
1936
Benito Mussolini sends planes to Spain to support Francisco Franco’s forces.
1933
President Franklin D. Roosevelt states, “The definite policy of the United States, from now on, is one opposed to armed intervention.”
1920
The United States resumes the deportation of communists and suspected communists.
1904
Farmers in Georgia burn two million bales of cotton to prop up falling prices.
1872
A U.S. Army force defeats a group of Apache warriors at Salt River Canyon, Arizona Territory, with 57 Indians killed but only one soldier.
1846
Iowa is admitted as the 29th State of the Union.
1694
George I of England gets divorced.
1688
William of Orange makes a triumphant march into London as James II flees.