August 28th is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining in the year.1833 • Slavery was banned by the British Parliament throughout the British Empire.
1922 • The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought ten minutes of time for $100.
1939 • The first successful flight of a jet airplane took place. The plane was a German Heinkel He 178.
1955 • Black teenager Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent American Civil Rights Movement.
1961 • Motown releases what would be its first #1 hit, Please Mr. Postman by The Marvelettes.
1963 • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr gives his “I Have a Dream” speech,
1963 • Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie are murdered in their Manhattan flat, prompting the events that would lead to the passing of the Miranda Rights.
1964 • The Philadelphia race riot begins.
1968 • Police riot in Chicago, IL, during the Dimocrat National Corporate Meeting.
1981 • John Hinckley Jr pled innocent to the charge of attempting to kill Ronnie Raygun. Hinckley was later acquitted by reason of insanity.
1996 • Charles, Adulterous Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales divorce.
2011 • Hurricane Irene strikes the U.S. east coast, killing 47 and causing an estimated $15.6 billion in damage.
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