Today in History
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1963 Martin Luther King Makes His "I Have a Dream" Speech
The historic speech that was a call to end racism in the United States was given in front of the Lin
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1963 Evergreen Bridge Opens for Traffic for the First Time
The longest floating bridge in the world, the Evergreen Point Bridge or the Governor Albert D. Rosel
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1955 Emmett Till is Murdered in Mississippi
The 14-year old African-American boy was brutally killed by white men after he was allegedly reporte
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1937 Toyota Motor Corporation is Formed
The car company was first founded in 1933 as a subsidiary of the Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, Ltd. T
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1845 First Issue of Scientific American hits the newsstands
The science magazine was founded by American inventor and artist Rufus M. Porter. The magazine began
Births On This Day,
August, 28
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1986 Gilad Shalit
Israeli soldier
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1965 Shania Twain
Canadian singer-songwriter
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1943 Surayud Chulanont
Thai politician, 24th Prime Minister of Thailand
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1913 Lindsay Hassett
Australian cricketer
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1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German writer, scientist
Deaths On This Day,
August, 28
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1990 Willy Vandersteen
Belgian writer, illustrator
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1987 John Huston
American director
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1955 Emmett Till
American murder victim
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1903 Frederick Law Olmsted
American journalist, landscape designer, co-designed Central Park
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430 Augustine of Hippo
Algerian bishop, theologian