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| August 28th |
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| About August 28th is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 125 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1899 - Charles Boyer, actor (Gaslight) 1958 - Scott Hamilton, Gold Medalist ice skater 1965 - Shania Twain, singer, musician ("Come on Over") 1969 - Jack Black, actor (The School of Rock) 1969 - Jason Priestley, actor (Beverly Hills 90210) 1982 - LeAnn Rimes, singer ("How Do I Live") Deaths Events 1609 - Delaware River is discovered by English explorer Henry Hudson. 1845 - The first issue of Scientific American magazine is published. 1922 - WEAF in New York City airs the first radio commercial, which was a $100 10-minute spot by the Queensboro Realty Company. 1963 - 200,000 Americans gather at the nation's capital in support of passage of a civil rights bill prohibiting racial discrimination as Martin Luther King delivers his famed "I Have a Dream" speech. |
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