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  • England
    1928
    Alan Turing

    Turing Encountered Albert Einstein's Work

    England
    1928

    In 1928, aged 16, Turing encountered Albert Einstein's work; not only did he grasp it, but it is possible that he managed to deduce Einstein's questioning of Newton's laws of motion from a text in which this was never made explicit.




  • United Kingdom
    1928
    Antibiotic

    Sir Alexander Fleming Postulated The Existence of Penicillin

    United Kingdom
    1928

    In 1928, Sir Alexander Fleming postulated the existence of penicillin, a molecule produced by certain molds that kills or stops the growth of certain kinds of bacteria.




  • U.S.
    1928
    Juan Trippe

    Marriage

    U.S.
    1928

    Trippe married Elizabeth "Betty" Stettinius Trippe (1904–1983), the sister of United States Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius Jr., in 1928.




  • Germany
    1928
    Cameras

    The First practical reflex Camera

    Germany
    1928

    The first practical reflex camera was the Franke & Heidecke Rolleiflex medium format TLR of 1928. Though both single- and twin-lens reflex cameras had been available for decades, they were too bulky to achieve much popularity. The Rolleiflex, however, was sufficiently compact to achieve widespread popularity and the medium-format TLR design became popular for both high- and low-end cameras.




  • Trier, Germany
    Sunday Jan 1, 1928
    Charles de Gaulle

    The youngest daughter of General Charles de Gaulle

    Trier, Germany
    Sunday Jan 1, 1928

    Anne de Gaulle was born in 1928. She was born in Trier, Germany.




  • Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1928
    Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Eisenhower graduated from Army War College

    Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    1928

    Eisenhower then was assigned to the Army War College and graduated in 1928.




  • Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 15, 1928
    Martin Luther King

    Birth

    Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
    Sunday Jan 15, 1928

    King was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, to the Reverend Martin Luther King Sr. and Alberta Williams King.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1928
    The palace of Westminster England

    Clipsham stone

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1928

    In 1928 it was deemed necessary to use Clipsham stone, a honey-colored limestone from Rutland, to replace the decayed Anston. The project began in the 1930s but was halted by the outbreak of the Second World War, and completed only during the 1950s. By the 1960s pollution had again begun to take its toll. A stone conservation and restoration programme to the external elevations and towers began in 1981, and ended in 1994.


  • Kingston, Jamaica
    1928
    Marcus Garvey

    Back to Kingston

    Kingston, Jamaica
    1928

    In Kingston, Garvey was greeted by supporters. UNIA members had raised $10,000 to help him settle in Jamaica, with which he bought a large house in an elite neighbourhood, which he called the "Somali Court". His wife shipped over his belongings—which included 18,000 books and hundreds of antiques—before joining him.


  • Croatia
    Feb, 1928
    Josip Broz Tito

    The conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY

    Croatia
    Feb, 1928

    In February 1928, Broz was one of 32 delegates to the conference of the Croatian branch of the CPY.


  • Czech Republic
    Tuesday Mar 6, 1928
    Oskar Schindler (Schindler's List)

    Marriage

    Czech Republic
    Tuesday Mar 6, 1928

    On 6 March 1928, Schindler married Emilie Pelzl (1907–2001), daughter of a prosperous Sudeten German farmer from Maletein. The young couple moved in with Oskar's parents and occupied the upstairs rooms, where they lived for the next seven years.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    1928
    Penicillin

    Penicillin was discovered

    London, England, United Kingdom
    1928

    Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming.


  • Europe
    1928
    Anna May Wong

    Wong left Hollywood for Europe

    Europe
    1928

    Tired of being both typecast and being passed over for lead Asian character roles in favor of non-Asian actresses, Wong left Hollywood in 1928 for Europe.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1928
    Marcus Garvey

    Traveled to England

    England, United Kingdom
    Apr, 1928

    Garvey attempted to travel across Central America but found his hopes blocked by the region's various administrations, who regarded him as disruptive. Instead, he traveled to England in April, where he rented a house in London's West Kensington area for four months.


  • China
    May, 1928
    Mao Zedong

    3rd Marriage

    China
    May, 1928

    Mao married He Zizhen, an 18-year-old revolutionary who bore him five children over the following nine years.


  • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    May, 1928
    Walt Disney

    Mickey Mouse's First Appearance

    Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
    May, 1928

    Mickey Mouse first appeared in May 1928 as a single test screening of the short Plane Crazy, but it, and the second feature, The Gallopin' Gaucho, failed to find a distributor. Following the 1927 sensation The Jazz Singer, Disney used synchronized sound on the third short, Steamboat Willie, to create the first post-produced sound cartoon. After the animation was complete, Disney signed a contract with the former executive of Universal Pictures, Pat Powers, to use the "Powers Cinephone" recording system; Cinephone became the new distributor for Disney's early sound cartoons, which soon became popular.


  • Berlin, Germany
    Sunday May 20, 1928
    Joseph Goebbels

    The ban on the NSDAP was lifted

    Berlin, Germany
    Sunday May 20, 1928

    The ban on the NSDAP was lifted before the Reichstag elections on 20 May 1928.


  • Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1928
    Marcus Garvey

    Marcus spoke at the Royal Albert Hall

    Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom
    May, 1928

    In May, Marcus spoke at the Royal Albert Hall.


  • Beijing, China
    Jun, 1928
    Chinese Civil War

    KMT captured Beijing

    Beijing, China
    Jun, 1928

    Eventually, the left wing of the KMT also expelled CPC members from the Wuhan government, which in turn was toppled by Chiang Kai-shek. The KMT resumed its campaign against warlords and captured Beijing in June 1928.


  • Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 13, 1928
    12 PM
    John Forbes Nash Jr.: A Beautiful Mind

    Birth

    Bluefield, West Virginia, U.S.
    Wednesday Jun 13, 1928
    12 PM

    Nash was born on June 13, 1928, in Bluefield, West Virginia. His father, John Forbes Nash, was an electrical engineer for the Appalachian Electric Power Company. His mother, Margaret Virginia (née Martin) Nash, had been a schoolteacher before she was married.


  • Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina
    Thursday Jun 14, 1928
    Che Guevara

    Birth

    Rosario, Santa Fe province, Argentina
    Thursday Jun 14, 1928

    Ernesto Guevara was born to Ernesto Guevara Lynch and Celia de la Serna y Llosa, on June 14, 1928, in Rosario, Argentina.


  • Bangkok, Thailand
    Jul, 1928
    Ho Chi Minh

    Returning to Asia

    Bangkok, Thailand
    Jul, 1928

    Ho returned to Asia by way of Brussels, Berlin, Switzerland and Italy, where he sailed to Bangkok, Thailand, arriving in July 1928.


  • Germany
    1928
    Laser

    Rudolf W. Ladenburg confirmed the existence of the phenomena of stimulated emission and negative absorption

    Germany
    1928

    In 1928, Rudolf W. Ladenburg confirmed the existence of the phenomena of stimulated emission and negative absorption.


  • U.S.
    1928
    Nikola Tesla

    Tesla received U.S. Patent 1,655,114, for a biplane capable of taking off vertically (VTOL aircraft)

    U.S.
    1928

    In 1928, Tesla received U.S. Patent 1,655,114, for a biplane capable of taking off vertically (VTOL aircraft) and then of being "gradually tilted through manipulation of the elevator devices" in flight until it was flying like a conventional plane. Tesla thought the plane would sell for less than $1,000, although the aircraft has been described as impractical, although it has early resemblances to the V-22 Osprey used by the US military. This was his last patent and at this time Tesla closed his last office at 350 Madison Ave., which he had moved into two years earlier.


  • Sicily, Italy
    1928
    Russell Bufalino

    Marriage

    Sicily, Italy
    1928

    Bufalino married Carolina Sciandra, who came from a Sicilian Mafia family.


  • Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Skopje, North Macedonia)
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1928
    Mother Teresa

    Religious life

    Üsküp, Kosovo Vilayet, Ottoman Empire (present-day Skopje, North Macedonia)
    Wednesday Aug 15, 1928

    Teresa was in her early years when she was fascinated by stories of the lives of missionaries and their service in Bengal; by age 12, she was convinced that she should commit herself to religious life. Her resolve strengthened on 15 August 1928 as she prayed at the shrine of the Black Madonna of Vitina-Letnice, where she often went on pilgrimages.


  • Germany and United Kingdom
    Aug, 1928
    Anna May Wong

    Schmutziges Geld

    Germany and United Kingdom
    Aug, 1928

    In Europe, Wong became a sensation, starring in notable films such as Schmutziges Geld (aka Song and Show Life, 1928) and Großstadtschmetterling (Pavement Butterfly).


  • Whittier, California, U.S.
    Sep, 1928
    Richard Nixon

    Transfer To Whittier High School

    Whittier, California, U.S.
    Sep, 1928

    At the start of his junior year in September 1928, Richard's parents permitted him to transfer to Whittier High School. At Whittier, Nixon suffered his first election defeat when he lost his bid for student body president.


  • San Francisco, California, U.S.
    1928
    Bank of America

    "Bank of America, Los Angeles" was acquired by Bank of Italy of San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, U.S.
    1928

    In 1928, "Bank of America, Los Angeles" was acquired by Bank of Italy of San Francisco, which took the Bank of America name two years later. The two banks merged in 1928 and consolidated it with other bank holdings to create what would become the largest banking institution in the country. Giannini merged his bank with Bank of America, Los Angeles, headed by Orra E. Monnette.


  • Pennsylvania, United States
    1928
    Kroger

    Kroger had a number of stores in the Western Pennsylvania region

    Pennsylvania, United States
    1928

    Kroger had a number of stores in the Western Pennsylvania region, encompassing Pittsburgh and surrounding areas from 1928 until 1984 when the U.S. began experiencing a severe economic recession.


  • Croatia
    Nov, 1928
    Josip Broz Tito

    Sentenced to five years' imprisonment

    Croatia
    Nov, 1928

    He was convicted and sentenced to five years' imprisonment.


  • Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1928
    Hirohito

    The Coronation

    Tokyo, Japan
    Nov, 1928

    In November 1928, the Emperor's ascension was confirmed in ceremonies (sokui) which are conventionally identified as "enthronement" and "coronation" (Shōwa no tairei-shiki); but this formal event would have been more accurately described as a public confirmation that his Imperial Majesty possesses the Japanese Imperial Regalia, also called the Three Sacred Treasures, which have been handed down through the centuries.


  • Nanjing, China
    1928
    Martial arts

    Central Guoshu Institute

    Nanjing, China
    1928

    In China, the modern history of martial arts begins in the Nanjing decade (1930s) following the foundation of the Central Guoshu Institute in 1928 under the Kuomintang government.


  • England, United Kingdom
    1928
    Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

    Philip was sent to attend Cheam School

    England, United Kingdom
    1928

    In 1928, Philip was sent to the United Kingdom to attend Cheam School, living with his maternal grandmother, Victoria Mountbatten, Dowager Marchioness of Milford Haven, at Kensington Palace, and his uncle, George Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, at Lynden Manor in Bray, Berkshire.


  • Italy
    1928
    Benito Mussolini

    Battle for Land

    Italy
    1928

    Mussolini initiated the "Battle for Land", a policy based on land reclamation outlined.


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