January 16 » The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
January 24 » Second Boer War: Boers stop a British attempt to break the Siege of Ladysmith in the Battle of Spion Kop.
February 28 » The Second Boer War: The 118-day "Siege of Ladysmith" is lifted.
May 24 » Second Boer War: The United Kingdom annexes the Orange Free State.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
June 14 » Hawaii becomes a United States territory.
Day of marriage June 20, 1928
The temperature on June 20, 1928 was between 8.1 °C and 17.5 °C and averaged 12.5 °C. There was 4.8 mm of rain. There was 0.6 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
January 7 » A disastrous flood of the River Thames kills 14 people and causes extensive damage to much of riverside London.
March 21 » Charles Lindbergh is presented with the Medal of Honor for the first solo trans-Atlantic flight.
September 1 » Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king.
September 18 » Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.
October 28 » The "Indonesia Raya", now the national anthem, is first played during the Second Indonesian Youth Congress.
November 18 » Release of the animated short Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks, featuring the third appearances of cartoon characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. This is considered by the Disney corporation to be Mickey's birthday.
Day of death January 28, 1968
The temperature on January 28, 1968 was between -0.6 °C and 7.2 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 0.8 mm of rain during 1.5 hours. There was 2.5 hours of sunshine (28%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
July 1 » The United States Central Intelligence Agency's Phoenix Program is officially established.
July 17 » Abdul Rahman Arif is overthrown and the Ba'ath Party is installed as the governing power in Iraq with Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr as the new Iraqi President.
October 11 » NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful manned Apollo mission.
November 15 » The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere to provide direct rapid transit service from a city's downtown to its major airport.
November 22 » The Beatles release The Beatles (known popularly as The White Album).
November 23 » 1968 Yale vs. Harvard football game: Harvard Crimson rallies to tie Yale Bulldogs 29–29 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts.
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