September 28

Facts & Historical Events On This Day

2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall in Florida.

2019

Elon Musk announced that he was building a spaceship called Starship that would travel to Mars and return to Earth.

2018

Science magazine announced that half the killer whale population would likely die due to human pollution.

2015

NASA announced that they found running water on Mars.

1990

Marvin Gaye was given a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

1987

The science-fiction TV series 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' first aired on CBS.

1972

Singer David Bowie performed for the first time at New York City's Carnegie Hall.

1944

Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously to Theodore Roosevelt Jr for his help on D-Day.

1928

The Prussian government lifted a ban on Adolf Hitler’s speeches.

1919

The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.

1892

The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.

1821

The Declaration of Independence of the Mexican Empire was drafted at the National Palace in Mexico City.

1796

American abolitionist David Walker published his appeal to the African American publications in Boston.

1542

Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez discovered San Diego Bay and claimed it for Spain.

1066

William the Conquerer landed on English shores and began the Norman Conquest.