Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
January 28
28 |
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The Roman Emperor Nerva names Trajan, an army general, as his successor. |
1547 |
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Henry VIII of England dies and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son Edward VI. |
1757 |
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Ahmed Shah, the first King of Afghanistan, occupies Delhi and annexes the Punjab. |
1792 |
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Rebellious slaves in Santo Domingo launch an attack on the city of Cap. |
1871 |
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Surrounded by Prussian troops and suffering from famine, the French army in Paris surrenders. During the siege, balloons were used to keep contact with the outside world. |
1915 |
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The U.S. Coast Guard is founded to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea. |
1915 |
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The German navy attacks the U.S. freighter William P. Frye, loaded with wheat for Britain. |
1921 |
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Albert Einstein startles Berlin by suggesting the possibility of measuring the universe. |
1932 |
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The Japanese attack Shanghai, China, and declare martial law. |
1936 |
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A fellow prison inmate slashes infamous kidnapper, Richard Loeb, to death. |
1941 |
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French General Charles DeGaulle‘s Free French forces sack south Libya oasis. |
1945 |
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Chiang Kai-shek renames the Ledo-Burma Road the Stilwell Road, in honor of General Joseph Stilwell. |
1955 |
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The U.S. Congress passes a bill allowing mobilization of troops if China should attack Taiwan. |
1964 |
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The Soviets down a U.S. jet over East Germany killing three. |
1970 |
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Israeli fighter jets attack the suburbs of Cairo. |
1986 |
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The space shuttle Challenger explodes just after liftoff. |
Born on January 28 |
1693 |
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Anna “Ivanovna”, Tsarina of Russia. |
1706 |
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John Baskerville, inventor of the “hot-pressing” method of printing. |
1853 |
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Jose Marti, Cuban poet and journalist, known as the “Apostle of the Cuban Revolution.” |
1912 |
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Jackson Pollock, influential abstract expressionist painter. |
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After the Qing dynasty was overthrown and a republic established in China, Chiang joined the Kuomintang (KMT)—the Nationalist Party—and rose through the ranks to become commander in chief of the revolutionary army and eventual successor to leader Sun Yat-sen. Under Chiang’s direction, the KMT broke with its former allies, the Communists, and began a protracted civil war. Despite some initial success, Chiang ultimately failed, and his government was driven from mainland China to where? More… Discuss
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The Long March was a crucial event in the rise of the Chinese Communist state. Facing annihilation from Chiang Kai-shek‘s Kuomintang (KMT) Army, the Communists, led by Mao Zedong, retreated some 6,000 miles (9,656 km) in 370 days. Though the Long March was technically a tactical defeat, it allowed the Communists to avoid destruction. Mao’s forces later regrouped and defeated the KMT after World War II. What were the Eight Points of Attention followed by the soldiers during the Long March? More… Discuss
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Following Japan‘s defeat in World War II, Taiwan was placed under the administrative control of the Republic of China. The transition did not go smoothly. The Taiwanese had been content under Japanese rule and quickly grew to resent the heavy-handed tactics of the Kuomintang. On February 27, 1947, a dispute between a cigarette vendor and authorities escalated the next day into an anti-government uprising that was violently suppressed. How many Taiwanese are thought to have been massacred? More… Discuss
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French Indochina
The region that is today home to Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam came under French control in the late 1800s as French Indochina. Though occupied by Japan during World War II, the area did not achieve full independence from France until 1954. Soon after independence, the Vietnam War erupted. After World War II, US President Franklin Roosevelt unsuccessfully attempted to arrange for China to acquire the region before France could regain control. What was Chairman Chiang Kai-shek‘s emphatic response? More… Discuss
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