On This Day in History
Discover key historical events within the Genesis range (1950–2049) that occurred on this calendar day, and claim their commemorative registry plaques.
August 28
8 historical milestones registered between 1950 and 2049
American tennis player Althea Gibson became the first African-American woman to compete at the U.S. National Championships.
Wikipedia: Althea Gibson
African-American teenager Emmett Till was lynched near Money, Mississippi, for allegedly flirting with a white woman, energizing the nascent American civil rights movement.
Wikipedia: Emmett Till
American civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the speech "I Have a Dream" during the March on Washington, calling for civil and economic rights and an end to racism in the United States.
Wikipedia: Martin Luther King Jr.
Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.
Wikipedia: Norrmalmstorg robbery
Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.
Wikipedia: Ryugyong Hotel
The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).
Wikipedia: Galileo (spacecraft)
The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service.
Wikipedia: Thomson–East Coast Line
A mass shooting took place in Phoenix, Arizona, leaving 33 dead and five others injured.
Wikipedia: 2022 Phoenix shooting