History Events on March 28

American Civil War: In the Battle of Glorieta Pass, Union forces stop the Confederate invasion of the New Mexico Territory. The battle began on March 26.
#American_Civil_War

Massive protests are mounted against France's First Employment Contract law, meant to reduce youth unemployment.
#First_Employment_Contract

United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
#George_H._W._Bush

Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
#Juan_Bautista_de_Anza

The Marathas under Baji Rao I attack and defeat the Mughals in the Battle of Delhi.
#Maratha_Empire

First concert of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Otto Nicolai.
#Vienna_Philharmonic

The British House of Commons passes a vote of no confidence against James Callaghan's government by 1 vote, precipitating a general election.
#House_of_Commons_of_the_United_Kingdom

World War II: A British combined force permanently disables the Louis Joubert Lock in Saint-Nazaire in order to keep the German battleship Tirpitz away from the mid-ocean convoy lanes.
#Combined_Operations_Headquarters

Cold War: The United States Department of State releases the Acheson-Lilienthal Report, outlining a plan for the international control of nuclear power.
#Cold_War

First Indochina War: In the Battle of M?o Khê, French Union forces, led by World War II hero Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, inflict a defeat on Vi?t Minh forces commanded by General Võ Nguyên Giáp.
#First_Indochina_War

Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
#Spanish_Civil_War

Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.
#Nobel_Prize_in_Literature

The US Supreme Court hands down 5-3 decision in Stump v. Sparkman, a controversial case involving involuntary sterilization and judicial immunity.
#Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States

Peninsular War: France defeats Spain in the Battle of Medellín.
#Peninsular_War

War of 1812: In the Battle of Valparaíso, two American naval vessels are captured by two Royal Navy vessels of equal strength.
#War_of_1812

The State Council of the People's Republic of China dissolves the government of Tibet.
#State_Council_of_the_People's_Republic_of_China

The Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool is believed to be the first airliner lost to sabotage when a passenger sets a fire on board.
#Imperial_Airways

In South Africa, African National Congress security guards kill dozens of Inkatha Freedom Party protesters.
#African_National_Congress
Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
#Partitions_of_Poland

Allies under Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld defeat French forces at Le Cateau.
#Prince_Josias_of_Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld

In a friendly fire incident, two American A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft attack British tanks participating in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, killing one soldier.
#Friendly_fire

The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
#Valletta

Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate.
#Roman_emperor

Roman Emperor Valentinian I appoints his brother Flavius Valens co-emperor.
#Valentinian_I
Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
#Crimean_War

An earthquake strikes western Turkey at about 23:05 local time, killing 1,086 and injuring 1,260.
#1970_Gediz_earthquake

Brazilian high school student Edson Luís de Lima Souto is killed by military police at a protest for cheaper meals at a restaurant for low-income students.
#Edson_Luís_de_Lima_Souto

Kosovo War: Serb paramilitary and military forces kill 146 Kosovo Albanians in Izbica.
#Kosovo_War

An earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong), leaving 915-1,314 people dead and 340-1,146 injured.
#2005_Nias-Simeulue_earthquake

Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
#Henri_Fabre

World War II: Britain's Mediterranean Fleet sinks three heavy cruisers and two destroyers of Italy's Regia Marina.
#World_War_II

The Paris Commune is formally established in Paris.
#Paris_Commune