All Events

Historical Events on January 28

  • Edward VI of England

    1547

    Henry VIII dies. His nine-year-old son, Edward VI, becomes king.

  • Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

    1909

    United States troops leave Cuba with the exception of Guantanamo Bay Naval Base after being there since the Spanish-American War.

  • United States Coast Guard

    1915

    An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.

  • Red Guards (Finland)

    1918

    Finnish Civil War: The Red Guard rebels seize control of the capital, Helsinki; members of the Senate of Finland go underground.

  • Pakistan Movement

    1933

    The name Pakistan is coined by Choudhry Rahmat Ali Khan and is accepted by Indian Muslims who then thereby adopted it further for the Pakistan Movement seeking independence.

  • Burma Road

    1945

    World War II: Supplies begin to reach the Republic of China over the newly reopened Burma Road.

  • Elvis Presley

    1956

    Elvis Presley makes his first American television appearance.

  • Dallas Cowboys

    1960

    The National Football League announced expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for 1961 NFL season.

  • 1980s oil glut

    1981

    Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.

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Famous Birthdays on January 28

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Famous Deaths on January 28

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