Croton Blog: 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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