April 28, 2006
Historically Speaking of April 28th...
The following historic events took place this day:
- 1967 - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title
- 1958 - Vice President Richard Nixon begins goodwill tour of Latin America
- 1932 - Yellow fever vaccine for humans announced
- 1919 - 1st jump with Army Air Corp (rip-cord type) parachute (Les Irvin)
- 1914 - W. H. Carrier patents air conditioner
- 1818 - James Monroe proclaims naval disarmament on Great Lakes and Lake Champlain
- 1789 - Fletcher Christian leads Mutiny on HMS Bounty and Capt William Bligh
- 1788 - Maryland becomes 7th state to ratify constitution
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