History for August 28

History for August 28 - On-This-Day.com:
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe 1749, Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy 1828, Nancy Kulp 1921


David Soul 1943 - Actor ("Starsky and Hutch"), Scott Hamilton 1958 - Figure skater, LeAnn Rimes 1982 - Singer


1609 - Delaware Bay was discovered by Henry Hudson.


1774 - The first American-born saint was born in New York City. Mother Elizabeth Ann Seton was canonized in 1975.


1830 - "The Tom Thumb" was demonstrated in Baltimore, MD. It was the first passenger-carrying train of its kind to be built in America.


1833 - Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.


1907 - "American Messenger Company" was started by two teenagers, Jim Casey and Claude Ryan. The company's name was later changed to "United Parcel Service."


1922 - The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for$100.


1939 - The first successful flight of a jet-propelled airplane took place. The plane was a German Heinkel He 178.


1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.