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What happened in history on this day: January 28?
On January 28 in ...
- 1787 - Philadelphia's Free Africa Society organizes.
- 1791 - Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton delivers Report on the Establishment of the Mint to House of Representatives. Hamilton proposes bimetallic standard of both gold and silver coins, $2.50 to $10 coins being 11 parts gold to 1 part alloy.
- 1824 - William Kneass becomes third US chief engraver (1824-40).
- 1833 - The Bank of the United States reports to the House Committee of Ways and Means the names of foreign stockholders of the Bank of the United States.
- 1851 - Northwestern University (Chicago) chartered.
- 1864 - Battle of New Bern, North Carolina.
- 1878 - First telephone exchange (New Haven, Connecticut) begins operating.
- 1878 - Yale Daily News is first published, first college daily newspaper.
- 1899 - American Social Science Association incorporated by US Congress.
- 1902 - The Carnegie Institute is founded in Washington, D.C.
- 1909 - US military forces leave Cuba for second time.
- 1914 - Beverly Hills, California, is incorporated.
- 1915 - First US ship lost in Great War, William P Frye (carrying wheat to United Kingdom).
- 1915 - US Coast Guard is created from Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
- 1915 - US President Woodrow Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates.
- 1925 - -46 degrees F (-43 degrees C), Pittsburgh, New Hampshire (state record).
- 1932 - First US state unemployment insurance act enacted, in Wisconsin.
- 1934 - First US ski tow (rope) begins operation (Woodstock, Vermont).
- 1945 - General "Vinegar Joe" Stillwell and truck convoy reopen Burma Road to China.
- 1945 - American troops regain the front lines against the Germans held on December 16. Allied armies suffered about 83,000 casualties, and lost about 800 tanks. Germany lost over 100,000 men, 800 tanks, and 1000 aircraft.
- 1951 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1958 - Construction begins on first private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor.
- 1960 - First photograph bounced off Moon, from Washington DC.
- 1963 - -34 degrees F (-37 degrees C) in Cynthiana, Kentucky, USA (state record).
- 1979 - Wiz closes at Majestic Theater New York City, New York after 1672 performances.
- 1980 - 37th Golden Globes: Dustin Hoffman and Sally Field win.
- 1981 - Olympic Glory oil tanker at Galveston Bay, Texas, spills one million gallons of oil in a ship collision.
- 1981 - William J Casey becomes the 13th director of US Central Intelligence Agency (until 1987).
- 1982 - US conducts nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 1982 - Wally Boag gives his last performance at the Golden Horseshoe Revue at Disneyland. He performed in the show almost continuously since its opening in 1955, putting him in the Guiness Book of Records for the most number of performances of a show, about 40,000.
- 1982 - In Padua, Italy, U.S. Brigadier General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces after 42 days of captivity under the Red Brigades.
- 1985 - (to January 29) At the A&M studios in Los Angeles, California, 45 of the world's top recording artists create and record the song "We Are the World" under the project "USA for Africa", promoted by Ken Kragen, and conducted by Quincy Jones.
- 1986 - 25th Space Shuttle mission (51L) - Challenger 10 explodes 73 seconds after liftoff. Killed are: Christa McAuliffe (teacher), Dr Judith Arlene Resnik, US Air Force Major Ellison S Onizuka, US Air Force Francis R Scobee, payload specialist Gregory B. Jarvis, US Navy Commander Michael J Smith, Ronald E McNair.
- 1986 - Angolan Unity Leader Jonas Savimbi visits Washington, DC.
- 1987 - US Foreign minister George Shultz meets African National Congress-leader Oliver Tambo.
- 1991 - 18th American Music Awards: M C Hammer and Janet Jackson.
- 1994 - Helicopter crashes into office building in San Jose, California, one dead.
- 2007 - A battle between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi troops kills 300 suspected terrorists in Najaf, Iraq.
- 2008 - In Florida, USA, the Rupublican caucuses choose John McCain as candidate for the presidential election on November. The Democratic caucuses choose Hillary Clinton.
- 2009 - The US House of Representatives passes President Barack Obama's US$819 billion economic stimulus package, voting 244 to 188.
- 2019 - The U.S. Justice Department charges Chinese tech firm Huawei with multiple counts of fraud.
Births on January 28
- 1855 - Birth of William Seward Burroughs in New York, USA; inventor (recording adding machine).
- 1880 - Birth of Mary Boland in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; comedienne/actress (Ruggles of Red Gap).
- 1910 - Birth of Arnold Moss in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Loves of Carmen, Kim, Québec, Viva Zapata).
- 1912 - Birth of Jackson Pollock in Cody, Wyoming, USA; abstract artist (Lavender Mist).
- 1918 - Birth of Vito Scotti in San Francisco, California, USA; character actor (Life With Luigi, The Flying Nun, Barefoot in the Park, Disneyland).
- 1932 - Birth of W Parry O'Brien in California, USA; shot putter (Olympics-2 gold/silver-1952, 1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1933 - Birth of Susan Sontag in New York City, New York, USA; essayist/novelist/film director (The Benefactor, 1966 Pol Award).
- 1936 - Birth of Alan Alda [Alphonso D'Abruzzo] in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Hawkeye Pierce - M*AS*H).
- 1939 - Birth of Ralph Kwiatkowski [Kent] in Buffalo, New York, USA; Walt Disney Company artist, 1963-2004.
- 1939 - Birth of John M Fabian in Goosecreek, Texas, USA; Colonel US Air Force/astronaut (STS 7, STS 51G).
- 1941 - Birth of Joel Crothers in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; actor (Dr Miles Cavanaugh - Edge of Night, Dark Shadows).
- 1943 - Birth of John Beck in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Mark - Dallas, Flamingo Road, Santa Barbara).
- 1943 - Birth of Susan Howard in Marshall, Texas, USA; actress (Donna - Dallas, Petrocelli).
- 1944 - Birth of Brian Keenan in New York City, New York, USA; rock drummer (Chamber Brothers - "Time Has Come Today").
- 1946 - Birth of Renne Jarrett in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (Nancy).
- 1946 - Birth of Rick Allen in Arkansas, USA; rock bassist (Box Tops - "The Letter").
- 1950 - Birth of Barbi Benton [Klein] in California, USA; Playboy model/actress (Hee Haw, Sugar Time!).
- 1950 - Birth of David Carl Hilmer in Iowa, USA; Colonel US Marine Corp/astronaut (STS 51-J, 26, 36, 42).
- 1951 - Birth of Susan Buckner in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (George - The Hardy Boys).
- 1960 - Birth of John Caliri in Providence, Rhode Island, USA; actor (Vinnie - Square Pegs, Double Trouble).
- 1962 - Birth of Keith Hamilton Cobb in Tarrytown, New York, USA; actor (Noah Keefer - All My Children).
- 1963 - Birth of Colleen Harp in Washington DC, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-9th-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of Donald Tardy; American death metal drummer (Obituary, Cause of Death).
- 1974 - Birth of Jermaine Dye in Oakland, California, USA; outfielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 1980 - Birth of Nick Carter; American singer (Backstreet Boys).
- 1981 - Birth of Elijah Wood in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; American actor and music producer (Radio Flyer, Good Son).
Deaths on January 28
- 1994 - Hal Smith, American actor (Otis Campbell - Andy Griffith Show), dies at age 77 (born 1916).
- 1996 - Jerry Siegel, American comic book writer (Superman), dies at age 81 (born 1914).
- 2009 - Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dies at the age of 56 of a suspected heart attack in Florida.
- 2010 - Death of American author Jerome David Salinger (The Catcher in the Rye) of natural causes at age 91 in New Hampshire, USA.
- 2022 - Death of Donald May at age 92 of larynx cancer in Kent, New York, USA; actor (The Edge of Night TV show).
- 2023 - Death of Tom Verlaine at age 73 in New York City, New York, USA; singer-guitarist (Television).
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