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Historical Events on August 28

  • Roman Empire

    475

    The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.

  • Venice

    1849

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

  • American Civil War

    1861

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

  • World War I

    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.

  • African Americans

    1955

    Black teenager Emmett Till is brutally murdered in Mississippi, galvanizing the nascent Civil Rights Movement.

  • Iraq

    1990

    Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.

  • 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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