April 28
1758 - James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825), was born in Monroe Hall, Virginia.
1788 - Maryland became the seventh state.
1789 - The crew of the British ship Bounty mutineed, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific.
1945 - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
1947 - A six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia.
1952 - War with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect.
1952 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Supreme Allied commander in Europe; he was succeeded by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered U.S. Marines to the Dominican Republic to protect American citizens and interests in the face of a civil war.
1980 - Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigned over his opposition to the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.
1986 - The Soviet Union informed the world of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
1990 - The musical "A Chorus Line" closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway.
1992 - The Department of Agriculture unveiled its first food pyramid.
1994 - Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
1996 - President Bill Clinton gave 4 1/2 hours of videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.
2001 - A Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito.
2002 - Apple Computer Inc. launched the iTunes store.
2004 - The Abu Ghraib prison scandal came to light when graphic photos of U.S. soldiers physically abusing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners were shown on CBS's "60 Minutes II".
2009 - Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party.
2011 - President Barack Obama reshuffled his national security team, with CIA Director Leon Panetta succeeding Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. David Petraeus replacing Panetta at the CIA.
2011 - Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard, who was abducted in California in 1991 at age 11 and rescued 18 years later. (Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison; Nancy Garrido was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison.)
2015 - Urging Americans to “do some soul-searching,” President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration over recurring Black deaths at the hands of police, rioters who responded with senseless violence and a society that would only “feign concern” without addressing the root causes.
2021 - In his first address to Congress, President Joe Biden called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades.
2021 - Federal agents raided the New York home and office of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer; they seized computers and cellphones.
2021 - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their first steps on the lunar surface, died of cancer in Florida; he was 90.
Birthdays
31 - Aleisha Allen (actress)
35 - Samantha Ruth Prabhu (actress)
36 - Jenna Ushkowitz (actress)
40 - Harry Shum Jr. (acto)
41 - Jessica Alba (actress)
44 - Drew Scott (TV host)
44 - Jonathan Scott (TV host)
44 - Nate Richert (actor)
48 - Penelope Cruz (actress)
49 - Elisabeth Rohm (actress)
49 - Jorge Garcia (actor)
51 - Chris Young (actor)
51 - Bridget Moynahan (actress)
62 - Elena Kagan (Supreme Court justice)
66 - Nancy Lee Grahn (actress)
70 - Mary McDonnell (actress)
72 - Jay Leno (TV host/comedian)
73 - Paul Guilfoyle (actor)
81 - Ann-Margret (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 28
1930 - The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas.
1966 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1967 - World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army and was subsequently stripped of his title.
1971 - Hank Aaron hit his 600th career home run.
1985 - Billy Martin was fired as manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time.
1985 - Fernando Valenzuela sets a major league record by pitching his 41st consecutive scoreless inning to start the season.
1987 - The NBA announced expansion franchises in Charlotte and Miami for the 1988-89 season and in Minneapolis and Orlando for the 1989-90 season.
1987 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Miami (FL) quarterback Vinny Testaverde with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - The Baltimore Orioles set a major league record for worst start to the season with their 21st consecutive loss (0-21).
1993 - Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) executed a blindside check on Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders). On May 4 Hunter was given a 21 game suspension.
2007 - The Oakland Raiders select LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2011 - The Carolina Panthers select Auburn quarterback Cam Newton with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2016 - The Los Angeles Rams select California quarterback Jared Goff with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1758 - James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States (1817-1825), was born in Monroe Hall, Virginia.
1788 - Maryland became the seventh state.
1789 - The crew of the British ship Bounty mutineed, setting Captain William Bligh and 18 sailors adrift in a launch in the South Pacific.
1945 - Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his mistress, Clara Petacci, were executed by Italian partisans as they attempted to flee the country.
1947 - A six-man expedition sailed from Peru aboard a balsa wood raft named the Kon-Tiki on a 101-day journey across the Pacific Ocean to Polynesia.
1952 - War with Japan officially ended as a treaty signed in San Francisco the year before took effect.
1952 - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower resigned as Supreme Allied commander in Europe; he was succeeded by Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered U.S. Marines to the Dominican Republic to protect American citizens and interests in the face of a civil war.
1980 - Secretary of State Cyrus Vance resigned over his opposition to the failed rescue mission aimed at freeing American hostages in Iran.
1986 - The Soviet Union informed the world of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl.
1990 - The musical "A Chorus Line" closed after 6,137 performances on Broadway.
1992 - The Department of Agriculture unveiled its first food pyramid.
1994 - Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
1996 - President Bill Clinton gave 4 1/2 hours of videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.
2001 - A Russian rocket lifted off from Central Asia bearing the first space tourist, California businessman Dennis Tito.
2002 - Apple Computer Inc. launched the iTunes store.
2004 - The Abu Ghraib prison scandal came to light when graphic photos of U.S. soldiers physically abusing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners were shown on CBS's "60 Minutes II".
2009 - Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party.
2011 - President Barack Obama reshuffled his national security team, with CIA Director Leon Panetta succeeding Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Gen. David Petraeus replacing Panetta at the CIA.
2011 - Phillip Garrido and his wife, Nancy, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping Jaycee Dugard, who was abducted in California in 1991 at age 11 and rescued 18 years later. (Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 431 years to life in prison; Nancy Garrido was sentenced to 36 years to life in prison.)
2015 - Urging Americans to “do some soul-searching,” President Barack Obama expressed deep frustration over recurring Black deaths at the hands of police, rioters who responded with senseless violence and a society that would only “feign concern” without addressing the root causes.
2021 - In his first address to Congress, President Joe Biden called for an expansion of federal programs to drive the economy past the pandemic and broadly extend the social safety net on a scale not seen in decades.
2021 - Federal agents raided the New York home and office of Rudy Giuliani, former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer; they seized computers and cellphones.
2021 - Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon alone while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their first steps on the lunar surface, died of cancer in Florida; he was 90.
Birthdays
31 - Aleisha Allen (actress)
35 - Samantha Ruth Prabhu (actress)
36 - Jenna Ushkowitz (actress)
40 - Harry Shum Jr. (acto)
41 - Jessica Alba (actress)
44 - Drew Scott (TV host)
44 - Jonathan Scott (TV host)
44 - Nate Richert (actor)
48 - Penelope Cruz (actress)
49 - Elisabeth Rohm (actress)
49 - Jorge Garcia (actor)
51 - Chris Young (actor)
51 - Bridget Moynahan (actress)
62 - Elena Kagan (Supreme Court justice)
66 - Nancy Lee Grahn (actress)
70 - Mary McDonnell (actress)
72 - Jay Leno (TV host/comedian)
73 - Paul Guilfoyle (actor)
81 - Ann-Margret (actress)
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Today in Sports History - April 28
1930 - The first organized night baseball game was played in Independence, Kansas.
1966 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in seven games to win the NBA championship.
1967 - World heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army and was subsequently stripped of his title.
1971 - Hank Aaron hit his 600th career home run.
1985 - Billy Martin was fired as manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time.
1985 - Fernando Valenzuela sets a major league record by pitching his 41st consecutive scoreless inning to start the season.
1987 - The NBA announced expansion franchises in Charlotte and Miami for the 1988-89 season and in Minneapolis and Orlando for the 1989-90 season.
1987 - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Miami (FL) quarterback Vinny Testaverde with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
1988 - The Baltimore Orioles set a major league record for worst start to the season with their 21st consecutive loss (0-21).
1993 - Dale Hunter (Washington Capitals) executed a blindside check on Pierre Turgeon (New York Islanders). On May 4 Hunter was given a 21 game suspension.
2007 - The Oakland Raiders select LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2011 - The Carolina Panthers select Auburn quarterback Cam Newton with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
2016 - The Los Angeles Rams select California quarterback Jared Goff with the first pick in the NFL Draft.
