September 28th
-551 BC, Confucius was born in Zou, Lu state, China.
-1066, William the Conqueror invades England landing at Pavensey Bay, Sussex.
-1528, Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 died.
-1687, Venetians take Athens from the Turks.
-1701, Divorce legalized in Maryland.
-1785, Napoleon Bonaparte graduates from the military academy in Paris.
-1867, Toronto becomes capital of Ontario.
-1892, First night football game played (Mansfield, PA).
-1922, Benito Mussolini marches on Rome.
-1928, Prussia forbids speeches from Adolf Hitler.
-1945, Canadian football’s Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders.
-1972, Canada defeats the USSR in the eight and final game of the ice hockey Summit Series.
Jean P.
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