1800s / 19th century history on the 28th of August
1845 : Scientific American magazine first issue was published. official website : ScientificAmerican.com
1900s / 20th century history on the 28th of August
1936 : Nazi Germany started mass arrests of Jehovah’s Witnesses, and placed them in concentration camps.
1937 : Toyota Motors become an independent company. official website : global.Toyota
1943 : David Soul, the American actor and singer, was born David Richard Solberg, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. official website : DavidSoul.com
1963 : Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream speech”, during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
1965 : Shania Twain, the Canadian singer and songwriter, was born Eilleen Regina Edwards, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. official website : ShaniaTwain.com
1965 : Sonia Kruger, the Australian television presenter, was born in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
1969 : Jack Black, the American actor, comedian and musician, was born Thomas Jacob Black.
1982 : LeAnn Rimes, the American singer-songwriter and actress, was born Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian, in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. official website : LeAnnRimes.com
1988 : Ramstein air show disaster in West Germany : 3 aircraft collided in flight and fell on the crowd, resulting in the deaths of 67 people, and 500 injured people.
1993 : NASA’s Galileo probe performed a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida.
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