A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on August 28 throughout history.
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Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, calling for an end to racism in the United States.
Guy of Lusignan (1150 – 1194) was king of Jerusalem, first as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Sibylla from 1186 to 1190, then as disputed ruler from 1190 to 1192.
King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)
Henry Hudson (1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the...
The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; due to mechanical problems, the horse wins!
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom civil rights march at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
17th Venice Film Festival opens: no Golden Lion awarded
In 1965, Bob Dylan, the leading songwriter of the American folk music revival, began recording and performing with electric instruments, generating controversy in the folk music community.
Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut becomes a media darling at the Munich Olympics, winning gold in the team all-around, followed by two individual golds and a silver
Statesman John Hancock (38) weds hostess Dorothy Quincy (28) in Fairfield, Connecticut
Percy Bysshe Shelley ( BISH; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets.
Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (42) weds second wife, Hungarian student pianist Edith "Ditta" Pásztory (19) in Budapest, until his death in 1945
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (36) divorces American jazz bassist Ray Brown (27) after 6 years of marriage
Blake Fielder-Civil (27) divorces British Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse (25) due to adultery after 2 years of marriage
Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna, now seen as the end of the Roman Empire in the West
Odoacer (433 – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman...
King of the Ostrogoths Theodoric the Great defeats Germanic King of Italy Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy
Suleiman I (6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566.
Battle of Wofla, Turkish-Portuguese War: The Portuguese are defeated and forced to flee by the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi in modern-day Ofla, Ethiopia. Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
Henry Casimir I is appointed viceroy of Drenthe
WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquers Fort Elmina, West Africa
Director of the colony of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant, bars Jews from military service
Worcestershire sauce or Worcester sauce ( WUUST-ər (-shər)) is a fermented condiment invented by the pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins in Worcester, Worcestershire, England,...
Nine Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails
Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, having been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence
A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of the USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries: Union Army and Navy in their first combined operation take Fort Clark in North Carolina
Manassas National Battlefield Park is a unit of the National Park Service located in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, north of Manassas.
The United States formally takes control of Midway Atoll, years after it was sighted and claimed by Captain N.C. Brooks
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor, manufactured by PepsiCo which serves as its flagship product.
James E. Casey (March 29, 1888 – June 6, 1983) was an American businessman, known for being the founder of the American Messenger Company, today known as UPS. In 1907, 19-year-old James Casey founded...
Nicholas I of Montenegro again proclaims himself king (first assumed power 1860) after his reign interrupted by Turkish rule
World War I: Battle of Helgoland Bight (North Sea); British fleet decisively defeats Germans; nearly 800 die, and over 200 are wounded
The Kingdom of Romania remained neutral throughout the first two years of World War I.
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then...
MLB Cleveland Indians outfielder Tris Speaker is suspended for the season due to an assault on umpire Tom Connolly
American swimmer Norman Ross wins his second of three gold medals at the Antwerp Olympics, beating teammate Ludwig Langer in the men's 400 m freestyle, and also wins the 1500 m and 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleeson's musical "The Gingham Girl" premieres in New York City
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.
Meteorite falls on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil's Island
Emil Levsen pitches a complete doubleheader victory for the Indians against the Red Sox
English cricket all-rounder Frank Woolley scores 176 for Kent against Middlesex at Lord's in his 100th first-class hundred
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937.
Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen (roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Linz) in Upper Austria.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and...
8th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 37, All-Stars 13 (98,203)
9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100 attendees)
The Battle of Marseille was an urban battle of World War II that took place August 21–28, 1944, and led to the liberation of Marseille by Free French forces under the command of General Jean de...
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner.
MLB Boston Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the New York Yankees for $50,000
The Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Luxemburger Abkommen, "Luxembourg Agreement", or Wiedergutmachungsabkommen, "Wiedergutmachung Agreement"; Hebrew:...
American baseball player Nellie Fox sets a record for consecutive games without striking out (98)
White Sox's Ted Kluszewski's three-run home run is disallowed as the umpire calls time
55.9 cm of rainfall recorded in Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, also known as the 520 Bridge and officially the Governor Albert D.
Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparked by police reaction to a domestic dispute, fuels a traffic tie-up; riots and looting continue for 3 days, with 2 killed, hundreds injured, and $4 million in damage in the city's North Philadelphia neighborhood
Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam make a 190-run stand for the 9th wicket against England
The yen is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro.
Australian teenage swimmer Shane Gould sets a world record of 2:23.07 to beat German Kornelia Ender in the 200 m individual medley at the Munich Olympics; her first of three gold medals at the Games
"Smoke on the Water" single by British rock band Deep Purple goes gold
Soyuz 15 returns to Earth
The Minnesota Kicks was a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1976 to 1981.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 batters in 1-0 win over Texas Rangers
Donald Vesco rides a 21-foot-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph (512.73 km/h)
IRA bomb explodes in Brussels' Grand Place
The history of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) includes the work of many researchers who contributed to the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and described the underlying physics of...
The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) athletes, artists and other...
Greg Luzinski becomes the first player to hit three home runs onto the roof at Comiskey Park, Chicago
USSR performs an underground nuclear test
Mike Schmidt surpasses Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs
The 40th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, August 28, 1988. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
First regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners
Frank Viola and the NY Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and the LA Dodgers, winning 1-0
Ryne Dee Sandberg (September 18, 1959 – July 28, 2025), nicknamed "Ryno", was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager.
On August 28, 1991, a 4 Lexington Avenue Express train on the New York City Subway's IRT Lexington Avenue Line derailed as it was about to enter 14th Street–Union Square station, killing five people.
In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching base safely.
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
Dam breaks in Qinghai, West China, killing 223 people
A pride parade (also known as pride event, pride festival, pride march, pride protest, equality parade, or equality march) is an event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer...
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Abdul Mohsen al-Medej announces that his country will increase its oil production capacity to as much as 3.5 million barrels per day by 2005
Belgian amusement park riders are stuck upside down for 90 minutes
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law," but the bill is defeated in the Senate
Electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in southeast England and brings 60% of London's Underground rail network to a halt
A huge upset at the Athens Olympic Stadium in the men's 4×100 m relay; Great Britain (38.07) edges the United States (38.08) to win the gold medal
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Reserve Vineyards & GC: Loren Roberts wins the first of four Champions Tour majors with a bogey on the second playoff hole against Dana Quigley
Estimates of the casualties from the Iraq War (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the ensuing occupation and insurgency and civil war) have come in several forms, and those estimates of...
Hellboy is a 2019 superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character. A reboot of the Hellboy film series, it is the third live-action entry in the franchise.
Japanese tech company SkyDrive says it completed the first manned test flight of a flying car
MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season during a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres
Barbie becomes Warner Bros' highest-grossing global release, overtaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, earning $1.34 billion [1]
The 2024 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024), and branded as Paris 2024, were...
Amtrak launches its NextGen Acela trainsets for servicing the US Northeast Corridor; premium high-speed trains between Washington, D.C. and Boston are capable of speeds up to 160 MPH
Paul Martin is born
Ai Weiwei is born
Sheryl Sandberg, American business executive, known for american business executive, was born on 1970-08-28. Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, philanthropist and writer.
David Fincher, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1963-08-28. David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film director.
Shania Twain musician, known for canadian country singer, was born on 1966-08-28. Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( eye-LEEN ...
LeAnn Rimes, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1983-08-28. Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
Ron Guidry, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1951-08-28.
Scott Hamilton is born
Pierre Turgeon, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1970-08-28. Pierre Julien Turgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.
Todd Eldredge is born
Emmett Till, American lynching victim, known for american lynching victim, died on 1955-08-28.
Chadwick Boseman, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2020-08-28. Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and playwright.
Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna, now seen as the end of the Roman Empire in the West
Odoacer (433 – 15 March 493 AD), also spelled Odovacer or Odovacar, was a barbarian soldier and statesman from the Middle Danube who was an officer of the Roman army and deposed the Western Roman...
King of the Ostrogoths Theodoric the Great defeats Germanic King of Italy Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy
Guy of Lusignan (1150 – 1194) was king of Jerusalem, first as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Sibylla from 1186 to 1190, then as disputed ruler from 1190 to 1192.
King John of England grants small town of Liverpool a charter (right to elect a mayor and aldermen)
Suleiman I (6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566.
Battle of Wofla, Turkish-Portuguese War: The Portuguese are defeated and forced to flee by the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi in modern-day Ofla, Ethiopia. Portuguese commander Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
Henry Hudson (1565 – disappeared 23 June 1611) was an English sea explorer and navigator during the early 17th century, best known for his explorations of present-day Canada and parts of the...
Henry Casimir I is appointed viceroy of Drenthe
WIC-colonel Hans Koin conquers Fort Elmina, West Africa
Director of the colony of New Netherland, Peter Stuyvesant, bars Jews from military service
Statesman John Hancock (38) weds hostess Dorothy Quincy (28) in Fairfield, Connecticut
Percy Bysshe Shelley ( BISH; 4 August 1792 – 8 July 1822) was an English writer who is considered one of the major English Romantic poets.
The first American-built locomotive, "Tom Thumb," races a horse-drawn car from the Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills; due to mechanical problems, the horse wins!
Worcestershire sauce or Worcester sauce ( WUUST-ər (-shər)) is a fermented condiment invented by the pharmacists John Wheeley Lea and William Henry Perrins in Worcester, Worcestershire, England,...
Nine Jewish prisoners are released from Damascus jails
Scientific American, informally abbreviated SciAm or sometimes SA, is an American popular science magazine.
Venice under Daniele Manin surrenders to Austrians under Radetsky, having been under siege since July 20 after proclaiming independence
A geomagnetic storm causes the Aurora Borealis to shine so brightly that it is seen clearly over parts of the USA, Europe, and even as far afield as Japan
Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries: Union Army and Navy in their first combined operation take Fort Clark in North Carolina
Manassas National Battlefield Park is a unit of the National Park Service located in Prince William County, Virginia, United States, north of Manassas.
The United States formally takes control of Midway Atoll, years after it was sighted and claimed by Captain N.C. Brooks
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor, manufactured by PepsiCo which serves as its flagship product.
James E. Casey (March 29, 1888 – June 6, 1983) was an American businessman, known for being the founder of the American Messenger Company, today known as UPS. In 1907, 19-year-old James Casey founded...
Nicholas I of Montenegro again proclaims himself king (first assumed power 1860) after his reign interrupted by Turkish rule
World War I: Battle of Helgoland Bight (North Sea); British fleet decisively defeats Germans; nearly 800 die, and over 200 are wounded
The Kingdom of Romania remained neutral throughout the first two years of World War I.
Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then...
MLB Cleveland Indians outfielder Tris Speaker is suspended for the season due to an assault on umpire Tom Connolly
American swimmer Norman Ross wins his second of three gold medals at the Antwerp Olympics, beating teammate Ludwig Langer in the men's 400 m freestyle, and also wins the 1500 m and 4 x 200 m freestyle relay
George Herman "Babe" Ruth (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948) was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball (MLB) spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.
Albert von Tilzer and Neville Fleeson's musical "The Gingham Girl" premieres in New York City
Hungarian composer Béla Bartók (42) weds second wife, Hungarian student pianist Edith "Ditta" Pásztory (19) in Budapest, until his death in 1945
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), also known as the Soviet Union, was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991.
Meteorite falls on Ellemeet, Schouwen, Devil's Island
Emil Levsen pitches a complete doubleheader victory for the Indians against the Red Sox
English cricket all-rounder Frank Woolley scores 176 for Kent against Middlesex at Lord's in his 100th first-class hundred
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937.
Mauthausen was a Nazi concentration camp on a hill above the market town of Mauthausen (roughly 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Linz) in Upper Austria.
Paul Martin is born
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces against Nazi Germany and Vichy France in World War II and...
8th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 37, All-Stars 13 (98,203)
9th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chicago Bears 21, All-Stars 0 (101,100 attendees)
The Battle of Marseille was an urban battle of World War II that took place August 21–28, 1944, and led to the liberation of Marseille by Free French forces under the command of General Jean de...
Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy (December 22, 1862 – February 8, 1956), better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and team owner.
MLB Boston Braves sell pitcher Johnny Sain to the New York Yankees for $50,000
Ron Guidry, American athlete, known for american baseball player and coach, was born on 1951-08-28.
The Reparations Agreement between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Luxemburger Abkommen, "Luxembourg Agreement", or Wiedergutmachungsabkommen, "Wiedergutmachung Agreement"; Hebrew:...
American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald (36) divorces American jazz bassist Ray Brown (27) after 6 years of marriage
Emmett Till, American lynching victim, known for american lynching victim, died on 1955-08-28.
17th Venice Film Festival opens: no Golden Lion awarded
American baseball player Nellie Fox sets a record for consecutive games without striking out (98)
Ai Weiwei is born
Scott Hamilton is born
White Sox's Ted Kluszewski's three-run home run is disallowed as the umpire calls time
55.9 cm of rainfall recorded in Hackberry, Louisiana (state record)
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, calling for an end to racism in the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom civil rights march at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, also known as the 520 Bridge and officially the Governor Albert D.
David Fincher, American film director, known for american film director, was born on 1963-08-28. David Andrew Leo Fincher is an American film director.
Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sparked by police reaction to a domestic dispute, fuels a traffic tie-up; riots and looting continue for 3 days, with 2 killed, hundreds injured, and $4 million in damage in the city's North Philadelphia neighborhood
In 1965, Bob Dylan, the leading songwriter of the American folk music revival, began recording and performing with electric instruments, generating controversy in the folk music community.
Shania Twain musician, known for canadian country singer, was born on 1966-08-28. Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( eye-LEEN ...
Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam make a 190-run stand for the 9th wicket against England
Sheryl Sandberg, American business executive, known for american business executive, was born on 1970-08-28. Sheryl Kara Sandberg is an American technology executive, philanthropist and writer.
Pierre Turgeon, Canadian athlete, known for canadian ice hockey player, was born on 1970-08-28. Pierre Julien Turgeon is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player.
The yen is the official currency of Japan. It is the third-most traded currency in the foreign exchange market, after the United States dollar and the euro.
Soviet gymnast Olga Korbut becomes a media darling at the Munich Olympics, winning gold in the team all-around, followed by two individual golds and a silver
Australian teenage swimmer Shane Gould sets a world record of 2:23.07 to beat German Kornelia Ender in the 200 m individual medley at the Munich Olympics; her first of three gold medals at the Games
Todd Eldredge is born
"Smoke on the Water" single by British rock band Deep Purple goes gold
Soyuz 15 returns to Earth
The Minnesota Kicks was a professional soccer team that played at Metropolitan Stadium in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington, Minnesota, from 1976 to 1981.
Lynn Nolan Ryan Jr., nicknamed "the Ryan Express", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sports executive.
NY Yankee Ron Guidry faces just 28 batters in 1-0 win over Texas Rangers
Donald Vesco rides a 21-foot-long Kawasaki motorcycle at 318.598 mph (512.73 km/h)
IRA bomb explodes in Brussels' Grand Place
The history of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) includes the work of many researchers who contributed to the discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and described the underlying physics of...
The Gay Games is a worldwide sport and cultural event that promotes acceptance of sexual diversity, featuring lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) athletes, artists and other...
Greg Luzinski becomes the first player to hit three home runs onto the roof at Comiskey Park, Chicago
LeAnn Rimes, American musician, known for american singer, was born on 1983-08-28. Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian is an American singer, songwriter and actress.
USSR performs an underground nuclear test
Mike Schmidt surpasses Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs
The 40th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, August 28, 1988. The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California.
First regular-season matchup of defending Cy Young Award winners
Frank Viola and the NY Mets outduel Orel Hershiser and the LA Dodgers, winning 1-0
Ryne Dee Sandberg (September 18, 1959 – July 28, 2025), nicknamed "Ryno", was an American professional baseball player, coach and manager.
On August 28, 1991, a 4 Lexington Avenue Express train on the New York City Subway's IRT Lexington Avenue Line derailed as it was about to enter 14th Street–Union Square station, killing five people.
In baseball, a perfect game is a game in which one or more pitchers complete a minimum of nine innings with no batter from the opposing team reaching base safely.
The Toronto Blue Jays are a Canadian professional baseball team based in Toronto. The Blue Jays compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division.
Dam breaks in Qinghai, West China, killing 223 people
A pride parade (also known as pride event, pride festival, pride march, pride protest, equality parade, or equality march) is an event celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer...
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Abdul Mohsen al-Medej announces that his country will increase its oil production capacity to as much as 3.5 million barrels per day by 2005
Belgian amusement park riders are stuck upside down for 90 minutes
Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law," but the bill is defeated in the Senate
Electricity blackout cuts off power to around 500,000 people living in southeast England and brings 60% of London's Underground rail network to a halt
A huge upset at the Athens Olympic Stadium in the men's 4×100 m relay; Great Britain (38.07) edges the United States (38.08) to win the gold medal
The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Reserve Vineyards & GC: Loren Roberts wins the first of four Champions Tour majors with a bogey on the second playoff hole against Dana Quigley
Blake Fielder-Civil (27) divorces British Grammy award-winning singer Amy Winehouse (25) due to adultery after 2 years of marriage
Estimates of the casualties from the Iraq War (beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq, and the ensuing occupation and insurgency and civil war) have come in several forms, and those estimates of...
Hellboy is a 2019 superhero film based on the Dark Horse Comics character. A reboot of the Hellboy film series, it is the third live-action entry in the franchise.
Japanese tech company SkyDrive says it completed the first manned test flight of a flying car
Chadwick Boseman, American actor, known for american actor, died on 2020-08-28. Chadwick Aaron Boseman (November 29, 1976 – August 28, 2020) was an American actor and playwright.
MLB Los Angeles Angels pitcher and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani becomes the first player in team history to reach 20 stolen bases and hit 40 home runs in a season during a 10-2 win over the San Diego Padres
Barbie becomes Warner Bros' highest-grossing global release, overtaking Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, earning $1.34 billion [1]
The 2024 Summer Paralympics (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de 2024), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (French: Jeux paralympiques d'été de Paris 2024), and branded as Paris 2024, were...
Amtrak launches its NextGen Acela trainsets for servicing the US Northeast Corridor; premium high-speed trains between Washington, D.C. and Boston are capable of speeds up to 160 MPH