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What happened in history on this day: March 28?
On March 28 in ...
- 1796 - Bethel African Methodist Church of Philadelphia is first US-African church.
- 1797 - Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patents a washing machine.
- 1799 - New York State abolishes slavery.
- 1834 - US Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for taking federal deposits from Bank of United States.
- 1845 - Mexico drops diplomatic relations with US.
- 1862 - Skirmish at Bealeton Station, Virginia.
- 1885 - US Salvation Army is officially organized.
- 1902 - 27.9 cm precipitation at McMinnville, Tennessee, USA (state record).
- 1948 - Second Tony Awards: Mister Roberts win.
- 1953 - 7th Tony Awards: Crucible and Wonderful Town win.
- 1954 - 8th Tony Awards: Teahouse of the August Moon and Kismet win.
- 1975 - In Eastern Idaho, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs.
- 1979 - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA, a nuclear energy reactor at Three Mile Island overheats to 4000 degrees, due to a failed drainage valve. Cooling water contaminated with radiation drains into adjoining buildings, releasing radioactive gases throughout the plant and into the atmosphere. By the end of the day, cooling water is restarted, reducing temperature and averting a meltdown.
- 1982 - 12th Easter Seal Telethon raises US$19,500,000.
- 1990 - U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
- 1992 - 6th American Comedy Awards: Cathy Ladman, Judy Watkins, Billy Crystal.
- 1993 - 13th Golden Raspberry Awards: Shining Through wins.
- 1996 - Katie Beam, 17, of Oklahoma, crowned 35th Miss Teenage America.
- 2009 - NASA's space shuttle Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 13-day mission to the International Space Station.
- 2018 - US President Donald Trump fires Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin.
Births on March 28
- 1818 - Birth of Wade Hampton in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; Lieutenant General (Confederate Army) (dies 1902).
- 1890 - Birth of Paul Whiteman in Denver, Colorado, USA; orchestra leader (Paul Whiteman's TV Teen Club).
- 1905 - Birth of Marlin Perkins in Carthage, Missouri, USA; zoologist, TV show host (Zoo Parade, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom).
- 1912 - Birth of Frank Lovejoy in the Bronx, New York, USA; actor (Gangbusters radio show, Night Beat radio show, Mr. and Mrs. North radio show, Murder and Mr. Malone radio show, This is Your FBI radio show, The Blue Beetle radio show, Damon Runyon Theater radio show, Man Against Crime TV show, Meet McGraw TV show).
- 1915 - Birth of Jay Livingston in McDonald, Pennsylvania, USA; songwriter ("Mona Lisa", "Que Sera, Sera", "Buttons and Bows", "Silver Bells", "Bonanza" TV show theme, "Mr. Ed" TV show theme).
- 1940 - Birth of J Michael Plumb in Islip, New York, USA; equestrian (Olympics-2 gold/4 silver-1976,1984).
- 1941 - Birth of Alf Clausen in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; orchestra leader (Mary, The Simpsons, Alf).
- 1941 - Birth of Charlie McCoy in Oak Hill, West Virginia, USA; harmonica player (Hee Haw TV show).
- 1943 - Birth of Conchata Ferrell in Charleston, West Virginia, USA; actress (Deadly Hero, For Keeps, Susan - L.A. Law, Two and a Half Men, Hot L Baltimore, Edward Scissorhands).
- 1944 - Birth of Ken Howard in El Centro, California, USA; actor (Ken - White Shadow, Dynasty, 1776, Crossing Jordan).
- 1944 - Birth of Rick Barry in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA; basketball player (San Francisco Warriors/1966 NBA rookie of the year).
- 1945 - Birth of Chuck Portz in Santa Monica, California, USA; bassist (Turtles - "Happy Together").
- 1948 - Birth of Dianne Wiest in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actress (Radio Days, Hannah and Her Sisters, Footloose, Law and Order, In Treatment).
- 1953 - Birth of Nydia M Velazquez; American politician (Representative-Democrat-New York, 1993-).
- 1955 - Birth of Reba McEntire in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA; country singer ("Can't Even Get the Blues"), actress.
- 1957 - Birth of Harvey Glance in Phoenix City, Alabama, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Bart Wayne Conner in Morton Grove, Illinois, USA; gymnast (Olympics-2 gold-1984).
- 1959 - Birth of Stephanie Dunnam in Oak Harbor, Washington, USA; actress (Emerald Point N.A.S., Mistral's Daughter, Dynasty).
- 1967 - Birth of Ed[ward] Grose in Juneau, Alaska, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Shawn Boskie in Hawthorne, Nevada, USA; pitcher (California Angels).
- 1968 - Birth of Dennis Postlewait in Jacksonville, North Carolina, USA; Nike golfer (1994 Wichita Open).
- 1968 - Birth of Teee Williams in Los Angeles, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Craig Paquette in Long Beach, California, USA; infielder (Kansas City Royals).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason B Gailes in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Jonathan Edwards in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; doubles luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1972 - Birth of Keith Tkachuk in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA; NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, USA).
- 1977 - Birth of Angelo Garcia in Brooklyn, New York; singer (Menudo-Cannonball).
- 1979 - Birth of Juli Keech; Miss South Dakota Teen-USA (1997).
- 1980 - Birth of Cara Lewis; Miss Mississippi Teen-USA (1997).
Deaths on March 28
- 1863 - James Cooper, US attorney/senator/USA-Brigadier-General, dies at age 52.
- 1931 - Death of Ban Johnson at age 67, American baseball executive (founded American League) (born 1864).
- 1953 - Death of James Francis Thorpe AKA Wa-Tho-Huk (Bright Path) at age 64 of a heart attack in Lomita, California, USA; won pentathlon and decathlon at Stockholm Olympic Games 1912.
- 1958 - Death of William Christopher Handy at age 84 in New York, USA; conductor/composer ("St. Louis Blues" (1914)).
- 1960 - Ian Keith, US actor (Ramses I - The Ten Commandments, Identity Unknown, Queen Christina), dies at age 61.
- 1969 - Death of Dwight David Eisenhower at age 78 in Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington DC, USA; supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II, 34th US President (1953-61), subject of US dollar coin (1971-78).
- 1974 - Dorothy Fields, US singer ("Way you Look Tonight"), dies at age 68.
- 1979 - Emmett Kelly, American circus clown (Weary Willy), dies at age 80 (born 1898).
- 1987 - Maria Augusta von Trapp, Austrian-born singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at age 82 in Vermont, USA (born 1905). Her story was made famous by the movie The Sound of Music.
- 2006 - Death of Caspar Weinberger, United States Secretary of Defense (born 1917).
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