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{{*mp}} [[1640]] – [[Bishops' Wars]]: [[Covenanter|Scottish Covenanter]] forces led by [[Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven|Alexander Leslie]] '''[[Battle of Newburn|defeated]]''' the [[England|English]] army near [[Newburn]], [[England]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1640]] – [[Bishops' Wars]]: [[Covenanter|Scottish Covenanter]] forces led by [[Alexander Leslie, 1st Earl of Leven|Alexander Leslie]] '''[[Battle of Newburn|defeated]]''' the [[England|English]] army near [[Newburn]], [[England]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1850]] – [[Germans|German]] [[composer]] [[Richard Wagner]]'s romantic [[opera]] '''''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]''''', |
{{*mp}} [[1850]] – [[Germans|German]] [[composer]] [[Richard Wagner]]'s romantic [[opera]] '''''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]''''', containing the [[Bridal Chorus]], was first performed under the direction of [[Hungarian people|Hungarian]] composer [[Franz Liszt]] in [[Weimar]], present-day [[Germany]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1914]] – In the first naval battle of [[World War I]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] ships '''[[Battle of Heligoland Bight|defeated]]''' the [[German Empire|German]] fleet in the [[Heligoland Bight]] area of the [[North Sea]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1914]] – In the first naval battle of [[World War I]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] ships '''[[Battle of Heligoland Bight|defeated]]''' the [[German Empire|German]] fleet in the [[Heligoland Bight]] area of the [[North Sea]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1963]] – [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] ''(pictured)'' delivered his "'''[[I Have a Dream]]'''" speech from the steps of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], describing his desire for a future where [[Black people|blacks]] and [[White people|whites]] would [[Civil rights movement|coexist harmoniously as equals]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1963]] – [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]] ''(pictured)'' delivered his "'''[[I Have a Dream]]'''" speech from the steps of the [[Lincoln Memorial]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], describing his desire for a future where [[Black people|blacks]] and [[White people|whites]] would [[Civil rights movement|coexist harmoniously as equals]]. |
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Revision as of 01:12, 29 August 2008
This is a list of selected August 28 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.
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August 28: Paryusana Parva begins (Jainism, 2008); Feast of the Dormition (Julian calendar)
- 1640 – Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated the English army near Newburn, England.
- 1850 – German composer Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin, containing the Bridal Chorus, was first performed under the direction of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in Weimar, present-day Germany.
- 1914 – In the first naval battle of World War I, British ships defeated the German fleet in the Heligoland Bight area of the North Sea.
- 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. (pictured) delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., describing his desire for a future where blacks and whites would coexist harmoniously as equals.
- 1988 – During an airshow at the Ramstein U.S. Air Force Base near Kaiserslautern, West Germany, three aircraft of the Italian Frecce Tricolori demonstration team collided and fell into the crowd, killing all three pilots and 67 spectators.