On this day …
April 28, 2017
- In 1789, Lt. William Bligh and 18 sailors were set adrift in the Pacific when mutineers seized control of the HMS Bounty.
- In 1869, workers on the Transcontinental Railroad set down 10 miles of track in a single day, a feat unmatched in history.
- In 1881, the outlaw Billy the Kid escaped from the Lincoln County jail in Mesilla, N.M.
- In 1923, iconic Wembley Stadium opened in London.
- In 1945, former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was executed by firing squad.
- In 1967, famed boxer Muhammad Ali refused induction into the U.S. Army on religious grounds, leading to the revocation of his boxing license and the heavyweight championship.
- In 1969, Charles de Gaulle resigned as president of France.
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