Osun Defender History Corner: March 28 In Focus

Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.

March 28, 193 AD

Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, leading to the Year of the Five Emperors.

March 28, 845

Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, led by Ragnar Lodbrok, who besiege the city for the first time.

March 28, 1794

The Republic of Congress Poland is established by the Polish National Government.

March 28, 1834

The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in defunding the Second Bank of the United States.

March 28, 1854

Crimean War: Britain and France declare war on Russia.

March 28, 1910

Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, in France.

March 28, 1920

Palm Sunday tornado outbreak: A series of deadly tornadoes strikes the central and southern United States, killing at least 380 people and injuring thousands.

March 28, 1939

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.

March 28, 1942

World War II: British naval forces raid the Nazi-occupied French port of St. Nazaire in Operation Chariot.

March 28, 1959

The State Council of the People’s Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.

March 28, 1969

Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, dies in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78.

March 28, 1979

A partial meltdown occurs at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania, United States, leading to the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant history.

March 28, 1990

President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.

March 28, 1994

In Moldova, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova is founded.

March 28, 2003

In a friendly fire incident during the Iraq War, two A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack a convoy of British Special Air Service vehicles, killing one soldier.

March 28, 2005

The 2005 Sumatran earthquake strikes, causing widespread damage in northern Sumatra, Indonesia, and a tsunami that kills at least 915 people.

March 28, 2017

The United Kingdom formally notifies the European Union of its intention to leave, triggering Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union and beginning the Brexit process.

March 28, 2019

A rocket launched by SpaceX, carrying a payload of satellites for the Starlink satellite constellation, becomes the first to use a flight-proven Falcon 9 first-stage booster for the third time.

March 28, 2020

The United States surpasses 100,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, becoming the country with the highest number of confirmed cases in the world.

March 28, 2021

The container ship Ever Given is freed after being stuck in the Suez Canal for six days, causing a major disruption to global trade.

Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on March 28. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.