28 September 1919

Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska, United States The Omaha Race Riot of 1919 was one of the many violent racial conflicts that erupted across…

28 September 1889

The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a metre The General Conference on Weights and Measures (often abbreviated as CGPM,…

28 September 1994

The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people The MS Estonia was a cruise ferry that tragically sank in the…

28 September 1994

The cruise ferry MS Estonia sinks in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Estonia’]

28 September 1919

Race riots start in Omaha, Nebraska. Race riots rocked Omaha, Neb., on Sept. 28–29, 1919. The result of the riots was the lynching of Will…

28 September 1928

Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory leading to the discovery of penicillin. Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming makes a curious discovery when…

28 September 1919

Race riots start in Omaha, Nebraska. A race riot occurred in Omaha, Nebraska on September 28, 1919. Three weeks before the riot started, federal investigators…