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History Events on March 28

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History Events on March 28

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American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.

#American_Civil_War

In 1862

Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.

#First_Employment_Contract

In 2006

United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

#George_H._W._Bush

In 1990

Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.

#Juan_Bautista_de_Anza

In 1776

The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.

#Maratha_Empire

In 1737

First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai.

#Vienna_Philharmonic

In 1842

The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.

#House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom

In 1979

World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.

#Combined_Operations_Headquarters

In 1942

Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.

#Cold_War

In 1946

First Indochina War: In the Battle of M?o Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Vi?t Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.

#First_Indochina_War

In 1951

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.

#Spanish_Civil_War

In 1939

Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.

#Nobel_Prize_in_Literature

In 1969

The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.

#Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States

In 1978

Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.

#Peninsular_War

In 1809

War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.

#War_of_1812

In 1814

The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.

#State_Council_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China

In 1959

The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.

#Imperial_Airways

In 1933

In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.

#African_National_Congress

In 1994

Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.

#Partitions_of_Poland

In 1795

Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.

#Prince_Josias_of_Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

In 1794

In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.

#Friendly_fire

In 2003

The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

#Valletta

In 1566

Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate.

#Roman_emperor

In 37

Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.

#Valentinian_I

In 364

Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.

#Crimean_War

In 1854

An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.

#1970_Gediz_earthquake

In 1970

Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.

#Edson_Luís_de_Lima_Souto

In 1968

Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.

#Kosovo_War

In 1999

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915-1,314 people dead and 340-1,146 injured.

#2005_Nias-Simeulue_earthquake

In 2005

Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.

#Henri_Fabre

In 1910

World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.

#World_War_II

In 1941

The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.

#Paris_Commune

In 1871

A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island's Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.

In 1979

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1920 affects the Great Lakes region and Deep South states.

In 1920

Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.

In 1883

First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.

In 1860

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers discovers 2 Pallas, the second asteroid ever to be discovered.

In 1802

Treaty of Florence is signed, ending the war between the French Republic and the Kingdom of Naples.

In 1801

After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didius Julianus.

In 193

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