History for April 28

History for April 28 - On-This-Day.com

Birth anniversary of 5^th president of the US, James Monroe (1758-1831).

Birth anniversaries of Lionel Barrymore (1878-1954) and Oskar Schindler (1908-1974).

Happy Birthday! Ann-Margret, Jay Leno, Mary McDonnell

1686 - The first volume of Isaac Newton's "Principia Mathamatic" was published. 


1789 - A mutiny on the British ship Bounty took place when a rebel crew took the ship and set sail to Pitcairn Island. The mutineers left Captain W. Bligh and 18 sailors adrift. 


1914 - W.H. Carrier patented the design of his air conditioner. 


1919 - The League of Nations was founded. 





1945 - Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country. 


1967 - Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army and was stripped of boxing title. He cited religious grounds for his refusal.


1974 - The last Americans were evacuated from Saigon. 


1988 - In Maui, HI, one flight attendant was killed when the fuselage of a Boeing 737 ripped open in mid-flight.


1992 - The U.S. Agriculture Department unveiled a (bogus, unscientific) pyramid-shaped recommended-diet chart. 


1996 - U.S. President Clinton gave a 4 1/2 hour videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners. 


1997 - A worldwide treaty to ban chemical weapons took effect. Russia and other countries such as Iraq and North Korea did not sign.