August 28 in History

Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing t

1917 — Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States

August 28 spans 64 recorded events across recorded history, from 475 to 2022. Below is a curated digest of the most significant moments tied to this date.

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Historical Events 64 events 475 – 2022

More major events on August 28

The featured story and these ranked highlights form a quick summary. Every recorded event remains available in the chronology below.

  1. 1993 Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore. Although it is the first presidential election to be determined by popular vote, the allowed candidates consist only of Ong and a reluctant whom the government had asked to run to confer upon the election the semblance of an opposition. Source
  2. 1993 NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida. Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl. Source
  3. 1901 Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country. Source

Did you know

In 1917, Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. This featured entry focuses on the immediate decision and its direct historical impact.

Did you know

Women's suffrage, or the right of women to vote, was established in the United States over the course of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, first in various states and localities, then nationally in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution. This helps explain why the event mattered beyond the initial announcement.

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In 1917, Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

Did you know

In 1917, Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

Did you know

In 1917, Ten suffragists, members of the Silent Sentinels, are arrested while picketing the White House in favor of women's suffrage in the United States had consequences that extended beyond the first headline. The key context is the institutions involved, the policy shift, and how the public response evolved afterward.

475 Roman_Empire
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
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489 Theodoric_the_Great
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
King of Italy from 493 to 526
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632 Fatima
Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.
Daughter of Muhammad (died 632)
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663 Silla
Silla–Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
Korean kingdom (57 BCE–935 CE)
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1189 Third_Crusade
Third Crusade: The Crusaders begin the Siege of Acre under Guy of Lusignan.
1189–1192 attempted re-conquest of the Holy Land
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1521 Ottoman_wars_in_Europe
Ottoman wars in Europe: The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
Series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states
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1524 Kaqchikel_people
The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Indigenous Maya people of Guatemala
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1542 Ottoman–Portuguese_conflicts_(1538–1560)
Turkish–Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader Christovão da Gama is captured and later executed.
Series of military encounters between the Portuguese and Ottoman Empires
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1565 Pedro_Menéndez_de_Avilés
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St.
Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
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1609 Henry_Hudson
Henry Hudson discovers Delaware Bay.
English explorer (c. 1565 – after 1611)
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1619 Ferdinand_II,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
Election of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Holy Roman Emperor from 1619 to 1637
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1640 Bishops'_Wars
Second Bishop's War: King Charles I's English army loses to a Scottish Covenanter force at the Battle of Newburn.
British wars 1639–1640 concerning religion in Scotland
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1648 Second_English_Civil_War
Second English Civil War: The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalist Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks.
Part of Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1648)
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1709 Gharib_Niwaz_(Manipur)
Meidingnu Pamheiba is crowned King of Manipur.
King of Manipur from 1709 to 1748
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1789 William_Herschel
William Herschel discovers a new moon of Saturn: Enceladus.
German-British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
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1810 Napoleonic_Wars
Napoleonic Wars: The French Navy accepts the surrender of a British Royal Navy fleet at the Battle of Grand Port.
1803–1815 series of wars led by Napoleon
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1830 Baltimore_and_Ohio_Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's new Tom Thumb steam locomotive races a horse-drawn car, presaging steam's role in U.S.
railroads.
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1833 Slavery_Abolition_Act_1833
The Slavery Abolition Act 1833 receives royal assent, making the purchase or ownership of slaves illegal in the British Empire with exceptions.
Law which abolished slavery in the colonies of the British Empire
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1845 Scientific_American
The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published.
American monthly science magazine
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1849 Revolutions_of_1848_in_the_Austrian_Empire
Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire: After a month-long siege, Venice, which had declared itself independent as the Republic of San Marco, surrenders to Austria.
Set of revolutions in 1848 and 1849
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1850 Richard_Wagner
Richard Wagner's Lohengrin premieres at the Staatskapelle Weimar.
German composer (1813–1883)
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1859 Carrington_Event
The Carrington event is the strongest geomagnetic storm on record to strike the Earth.
Electrical telegraph service is widely disrupted.
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1861 American_Civil_War
American Civil War: Union forces attack Cape Hatteras, North Carolina in the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries which lasts for two days.
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
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1862 Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run
American Civil War: The Second Battle of Bull Run, also known as the Battle of Second Manassas, begins in Virginia.
The battle ends on August 30 with another Union defeat.
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1867 Midway_Atoll
The United States takes possession of the (at this point unoccupied) Midway Atoll.
North Pacific Atoll of the United States Minor Outlying Islands
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1879 Anglo-Zulu_War
Anglo-Zulu War: Cetshwayo, last king of the Zulus, is captured by the British.
British colonial war in 1879
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1890
The strongest storm in Finnish history kills at least three people.
Storm in Finland
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1898 Caleb_Bradham
Caleb Bradham's beverage "Brad's Drink" is renamed "Pepsi-Cola".
American pharmacist and founder of PepsiCo
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1901 Silliman_University
Silliman University is founded in the Philippines.
It is the first American private school in the country.
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1909 Hellenic_Army
A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
Land branch of the Greek military
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1913 Wilhelmina_of_the_Netherlands
Queen Wilhelmina opens the Peace Palace in The Hague.
Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948
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1914 World_War_I
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
Global conflict from 1914 to 1918
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1916 Kingdom_of_Romania
World War I: Germany declares war on Romania.
Kingdom in Europe between 1881 and 1947
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1916 Kingdom_of_Italy
World War I: Italy declares war on Germany.
Country in Southern Europe (1861–1946)
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1921 Russian_Civil_War
Russian Civil War: The Red Army dissolves the Makhnovshchina after driving the Revolutionary Insurgent Army out of Ukraine.
Multi-party war in the former Russian Empire (1917–1922)
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1924 Georgian_Soviet_Socialist_Republic
The Georgian opposition stages the August Uprising against the Soviet Union.
Soviet republic from 1921 to 1991
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1936 Nazi_Germany
Nazi Germany begins its mass arrests of Jehovah's Witnesses, who are interned in concentration camps.
German state from 1933 to 1945
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1937 Toyota
Toyota Motors becomes an independent company.
Japanese automotive manufacturer
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1943 Denmark_in_World_War_II
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance.
The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark.
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1944 World_War_II
World War II: Marseille and Toulon are liberated.
Global conflict (1939–1945)
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1946 Workers'_Party_of_North_Korea
The Workers' Party of North Korea, predecessor of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, is founded at a congress held in Pyongyang, North Korea.
Former communist party in North Korea
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1955 African_Americans
Black teenager Emmett Till is lynched in Mississippi for whistling at a white woman, galvanizing the nascent civil rights movement.
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
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1957 United_States_Senate
U.S.
Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later. This would remain the longest speech ever conducted by a single Senator until Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and five minutes, beginning on March 31, 2025.
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1963 March_on_Washington
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Rev.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gives his I Have a Dream speech.
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1964
The Philadelphia race riot begins.
Civil unrest in the African-American community
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1968 1968_Democratic_National_Convention_protests
Police and protesters clash during 1968 Democratic National Convention protests as protesters chant "The whole world is watching".
Anti-Vietnam War protests and resulting Chicago police reaction
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1973 Norrmalmstorg_robbery
Norrmalmstorg robbery: Stockholm police secure the surrenders of hostage-takers Jan-Erik Olsson and Clark Olofsson, defusing the Norrmalmstorg hostage crisis.
The behaviours of the hostages later give rise to the term Stockholm syndrome.
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1988 Ramstein_air_show_disaster
Ramstein air show disaster: Three aircraft of the Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collide and the wreckage falls into the crowd.
Seventy-five are killed and 346 seriously injured.
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1990 Gulf_War
Gulf War: Iraq declares Kuwait to be its newest province.
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
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1990 1990_Plainfield_tornado
An F5 tornado strikes the Illinois cities of Plainfield and Joliet, killing 29 people.
Deadly tornado in Illinois
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1993 NASA
NASA's Galileo probe performs a flyby of the asteroid 243 Ida.
Astronomers later discover a moon, the first known asteroid moon, in pictures from the flyby and name it Dactyl.
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1993 1993_Singaporean_presidential_election
Singaporean presidential election: Former Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng Cheong is elected President of Singapore.
Although it is the first presidential election to be determined by popular vote, the allowed candidates consist only of Ong and a reluctant whom the government had asked to run to confer upon the election the semblance of an opposition.
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1993 Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia in Bosnia and Herzegovina is transformed into the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Country in Southeast Europe
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1993 Tajik_Air
A Tajikistan Airlines Yakovlev Yak-40 crashes during takeoff from Khorog Airport in Tajikistan, killing 82.
Airline in Tajikistan
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1996 Chicago_Seven
Chicago Seven defendant David Dellinger, antiwar activist Bradford Lyttle, Civil Rights Movement historian Randy Kryn, and eight others are arrested by the Federal Protective Service while protesting in a demonstration at the Kluczynski Federal Building in downtown Chicago during that year's Democratic National Convention.
Defendants in a 1969–70 trial
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1998 Pakistan
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.
Country in South Asia
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1998 Second_Congo_War
Second Congo War: Loyalist troops backed by Angolan and Zimbabwean forces repulse the RCD and Rwandan offensive on Kinshasa.
1998–2003 war in central Africa
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1999 Soyuz_TM-29
The Russian space mission Soyuz TM-29 reaches completion, ending nearly 10 years of continuous occupation on the space station Mir as it approaches the end of its life.
1999 Russian crewed spaceflight to Mir
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2003 Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
In "one of the most complicated and bizarre crimes in the annals of the FBI", Brian Wells dies after becoming involved in a complex plot involving a bank robbery, a scavenger hunt, and a homemade explosive device.
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
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2009 Space_Shuttle_Discovery
NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-128.
Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
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2016 ISRO
The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of an Air Breathing Propulsion System is successfully conducted from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.
Indian national space and aeronautics agency
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2017 2017_China–India_border_standoff
China–India border standoff: China and India both pull their troops out of Doklam, putting an end to a two-month-long stalemate over China's construction of a road in disputed territory.
Military dispute over road construction
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2022 2022_Phoenix_shooting
Phoenix shooting: A man opens fire on pedestrians outside of a hotel in Phoenix, Arizona, resulting in the deaths of three people, including the perpetrator.
Mass shooting in Arizona, U.S.
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