Birthday January 28, 1457 Henry VII, king of England (1485-1509)
Birthday January 28, 1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig star cataloguer
Birthday January 28, 1822 Alexander MacKenzie, (L), 2nd prime minister of Canada (1873-78)
Birthday January 28, 1828 Thomas Hindman born
Birthday January 28, 1841 Henry Stanley, explorer who found Livingstone
Birthday January 28, 1853 Jose Marti, Cuban poet and essayist and politician
Birthday January 28, 1855 William Seward Burroughs, inventor of recording adding machine
Birthday January 28, 1869 Ozaki Koyo, Japanese novelist and essayist and haiku poet (The Heart)
Birthday January 28, 1873 Colette is born
Birthday January 28, 1884 Auguste & Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientists and explorers
Birthday January 28, 1887 Artur Rubinstein, pianist
Birthday January 28, 1922 Robert W Holley, American biochemist and worked with tRNA (Nobel '68)
Birthday January 28, 1929 Claes Oldenburg, sculptor
Birthday January 28, 1933 Susan Sontag, author and film director
Birthday January 28, 1936 Alan Alda, Actor (Hawkeye Pierce)
Birthday January 28, 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer
History January 28, 1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
History January 28, 1687 Johannes Hevelius dies
History January 28, 1777 British plan to isolate New England
History January 28, 1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st st lit by gaslight
History January 28, 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica
History January 28, 1855 First train crosses the Panamanian isthmus
History January 28, 1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
History January 28, 1871 Paris surrenders to Germans
History January 28, 1878 1st telephone exchange New Haven Connecticut George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
History January 28, 1878 Yale Daily News published - 1st college daily newspaper
History January 28, 1909 US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
History January 28, 1915 Germans sink American merchant ship
History January 28, 1915 US Coast Guard established
History January 28, 1916 Wilson nominates Brandeis to the Supreme Court
History January 28, 1917 U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa
History January 28, 1932 1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted - Wisconsin
History January 28, 1938 1st Ski Tow starts running (in Vermont)
History January 28, 1945 Burma Road is reopened
History January 28, 1953 J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins Today show
History January 28, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
History January 28, 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
History January 28, 1958 Killer couple strikes the heartland
History January 28, 1959 Vince Lombardi hired as Packers coach
History January 28, 1960 1st photograph bounced off moon Washington DC
History January 28, 1964 Soviets shoot down U.S. jet
History January 28, 1973 Cease-fire goes into effect
History January 28, 1975 Ford asks for additional aid
History January 28, 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
History January 28, 1985 American recording artists gather to record We Are the World
History January 28, 1986 Challenger lost after liftoff
History January 28, 1986 25th Space Shuttle - Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
History January 28, 1997 Afrikaner police admit to killing Stephen Biko
History January 28, 2006 Clint Eastwood honored by Directors Guild of America
History January 28, 2009 Shuttin' Detroit Down debuts
January 28, 1457 Henry VII, king of England (1485-1509)
January 28, 1611 Johannes Hevelius, Danzig star cataloguer
January 28, 1822 Alexander MacKenzie, (L), 2nd prime minister of Canada (1873-78)
January 28, 1828 Thomas Hindman born
January 28, 1841 Henry Stanley, explorer who found Livingstone
January 28, 1853 Jose Marti, Cuban poet and essayist and politician
January 28, 1855 William Seward Burroughs, inventor of recording adding machine
January 28, 1869 Ozaki Koyo, Japanese novelist and essayist and haiku poet (The Heart)
January 28, 1873 Colette is born
January 28, 1884 Auguste & Jean Felix Piccard, Swiss scientists and explorers
January 28, 1887 Artur Rubinstein, pianist
January 28, 1922 Robert W Holley, American biochemist and worked with tRNA (Nobel '68)
January 28, 1929 Claes Oldenburg, sculptor
January 28, 1933 Susan Sontag, author and film director
January 28, 1936 Alan Alda, Actor (Hawkeye Pierce)
January 28, 1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov, ballet dancer
January 28, 1613 Galileo may have unknowingly viewed undiscovered planet Neptune
January 28, 1687 Johannes Hevelius dies
January 28, 1777 British plan to isolate New England
January 28, 1807 London's Pall Mall is 1st st lit by gaslight
January 28, 1821 Bellingshausen discovers Alexander Island off Antarctica
January 28, 1855 First train crosses the Panamanian isthmus
January 28, 1860 Britain formally returns Mosquito Coast to Nicaragua
January 28, 1871 Paris surrenders to Germans
January 28, 1878 1st telephone exchange New Haven Connecticut George W Coy hired as 1st full-time telephone operator
January 28, 1878 Yale Daily News published - 1st college daily newspaper
January 28, 1909 US milt forces leave Cuba for 2nd time
January 28, 1915 Germans sink American merchant ship
January 28, 1915 US Coast Guard established
January 28, 1916 Wilson nominates Brandeis to the Supreme Court
January 28, 1917 U.S. ends search for Pancho Villa
January 28, 1932 1st US state unemployment insurance act enacted - Wisconsin
January 28, 1938 1st Ski Tow starts running (in Vermont)
January 28, 1945 Burma Road is reopened
January 28, 1953 J Fred Muggs (the chimp) joins Today show
January 28, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st TV appearance (Dorsey Bros Stage Show)
January 28, 1958 Construction began on 1st private thorium-uranium nuclear reactor
January 28, 1958 Killer couple strikes the heartland
January 28, 1959 Vince Lombardi hired as Packers coach
January 28, 1960 1st photograph bounced off moon Washington DC
January 28, 1964 Soviets shoot down U.S. jet
January 28, 1973 Cease-fire goes into effect
January 28, 1975 Ford asks for additional aid
January 28, 1978 Ranger's Don Murdoch failed on 4th penalty shot against Islanders
January 28, 1985 American recording artists gather to record We Are the World
January 28, 1986 Challenger lost after liftoff
January 28, 1986 25th Space Shuttle - Challenger 10 explodes 73 sec after liftoff
January 28, 1997 Afrikaner police admit to killing Stephen Biko
January 28, 2006 Clint Eastwood honored by Directors Guild of America
January 28, 2009 Shuttin' Detroit Down debuts