🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everthing important that’s ever happened on August 28

1996 — Princess Diana and Prince Charles officially split-up.

1968 — Protests broke out at the 1968 Democratic National Convention, capping a year of unrest over the Vietnam War and the future of the country.

1963 — Over 200,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans. Here, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now-famous “I Have a Dream” speech.

1914 — The Battle of Heliogad, an important WW1 clash, took place in the North Sea. An allied victory helped establish British naval dominance.

1793 — French rebels launched an attack on Toulun, a a strategic port city controlled by royalist forces. Known as the Siege of Toulun, this was a key moment in the French Revolution.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On August 28, we’re singing to:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749) — The prolific writer and statesman who penned works like Faust and contributed greatly to literature.

Jack Black (1969) — Actor and comedian known for his roles in films such as School of Rock and Kung Fu Panda.

 🪦Who Died Today?

On August 28, we’re saying goodbye to:

St. Junípero Serra (1784) — Renowned for founding numerous missions in California, which played a key role in the Spanish colonization of the region. Many of the towns he founded are now part of the infamous Silicon Valley.

Emmett Till (1955) — The brutal murder of this 14-year-old African American boy in Mississippi galvanized the civil rights movement in America.

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