This Day in History

April 28th in History

Mutiny on the Bounty! In other news, Kon-Tiki sets sail and the US occupation of Japan ends. It's the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Harper Lee, Saddam Hussein, Ann-Margret, and Jay Leno; Benito Mussolini and Iceberg Slim died. Happy International Astronomy Day!

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Quote of the Day

"You Americans, you treat the Third World in the way an Iraqi peasant treats his new bride. Three days of honeymoon, and then it's off to the fields."

Saddam Hussein, dictator born April 28, 1937