All Events

Historical Events on January 28

  • Cuba

    1909

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

  • United States Congress

    1915

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

  • Finnish Civil War

    1918

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

  • Pakistan

    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.

  • Iceland

    1935

    Iceland becomes the first Western country to legalize therapeutic abortion.

  • World War II

    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.

  • Ronald Reagan

    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.

  • United States Army

    1982

    US Army general James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.

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