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Historical Events on August 28

  • Spanish conquest of Guatemala

    1524

    The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.

  • Venice

    1849

    After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.

  • Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries

    1861

    American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.

  • Battle of Heligoland Bight (1914)

    1914

    World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

  • Soviet Union

    1931

    France and the Soviet Union sign a treaty of non-aggression.

  • Toyota Motors

    1937

    Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.

  • I Have a Dream

    1963

    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech

  • Kuwait

    1990

    Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.

  • Constitution of Pakistan

    1998

    Pakistan's National Assembly passes a constitutional amendment to make the "Qur'an and Sunnah" the "supreme law" but the bill is defeated in the Senate.

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