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.::August 28 :: Did You Know?
This Day In HistoryAugust 28, there are 125 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Aug. 28, 1963, 200,000 people participated in a civil rights rally where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial. On this date: In 1609, Henry Hudson discovered Delaware Bay. In 1916, Italy's declaration of war against Germany took effect during World War I. In 1947, legendary bullfighter Manolete was mortally wounded by a bull during a fight in Linares, Spain; he died the following day at age 30. In 1955, Emmett Till, a black teen-ager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle's home in Money, Miss., by two white men after he supposedly whistled at a white woman. He was found brutally murdered three days later. In 1968, police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic national convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. In 1973, more than 520 people died as an earthquake shook central Mexico. In 1981, John W. Hinckley, Jr., pleaded innocent to charges of attempting to kill President Reagan. (He was later acquitted by reason of insanity). In 1987, movie director John Huston died in Middletown, R.I., at age 81. In 1996, Democrats nominated President Clinton for a second term at their national convention in Chicago. In 1996, the troubled 15-year marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana officially ended with the issuing of a divorce decree. Twelve years ago: The U.S. government mounted two huge relief operations, rushing food and drinking water to hurricane-ravaged Florida while U.S. cargo planes landed in Somalia with tons of food for African famine victims. Seven years ago: After nearly a year of legal challenges, California's affirmative action ban, Proposition 209, became law. U.S. troops became more deeply embroiled in a violent power struggle among Bosnian Serbs, firing tear gas and warning shots to fend off rock-hurling Serb mobs. Three years ago: Gateway, the nation's No. 4 manufacturer of personal computers, said it was laying off 4,700 employees — 25 percent of its global work force — because of an increasingly bleak market. Today's Birthdays: Actor-dancer Donald O'Connor. Country singer Billy Grammer. Actor Ben Gazzara. Former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen. Actor David Soul. Baseball manager Lou Piniella. Actress Alice Playten. Singer Wayne Osmond (The Osmonds). Actor Daniel Stern. Olympic gold medal figure skater Scott Hamilton. Actress Emma Samms. Country singer Shania Twain. Actor Jack Black. Actor Jason Priestley. Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans. Actor J. Aug. Richards ("Angel"). Rock singer-musician Max Collins (Eve 6). Actress Carly Pope. Country singer LeAnn Rimes. Actor Michael Galeota. 6 time US Figure Skating Champion Todd Eldredge. Thought for Today: "THINK before you think!" — Stanislaw J. Lec, Polish poet, author and satirist (1909-1966). |
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