Today in History - 28th of February

Sponsored Links

What Happened On This Day – 28 February

• 2013 Pope Benedict XVI resigns

  The pope whose birth name is Joseph Ratzinger was the first leader of the Catholic Church to resign since 1415.

• 1991 The first Gulf War ends

  The armed conflict had lasted a little over half a year and claimed over 100,000 civilian casualties.

• 1986 Swedish prime minister Olof Palme is assassinated

  Even though over 130 people have confessed to the murder, the case has never been solved.

• 1975 A London underground train crashes into the end of the tunnel at Moorgate station

  The Moorgate tube crash claimed 43 lives and was the deadliest accident in the London Underground in during peacetime.

• 1935 Nylon is invented

  Wallace Carothers first produced the polymer at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware, United States.

Births On This Day – 28 February

• 1953 Paul Krugman

  American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

• 1948 Bernadette Peters

  American actress, singer, author

• 1929 Frank Gehry

  Canadian/American architect, designed 8 Spruce Street, Walt Disney Concert Hall

• 1901 Linus Pauling

  American chemist, activist, Nobel Prize laureate

• 1894 Ben Hecht

  American screenwriter, director, producer

Sponsored Links

Be Careful : Dear Audience Don’t provide your bank or credit card and Cash without any eligibility letter from embassy/company/school or government because fake companies are also working and posting visa, job or scholarships. be careful when applying for any of these. If you see something suspicious, have any question please directly message us using our CONTACT FORM