Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On April 28, 1947, Thor Heyerdahl launched a balsa-wood raft from Peru to argue that ancient South Americans could have reached Polynesia.
On April 28, 1923, Wembley's first FA Cup Final drew a crowd so vast that mounted police, led by one white horse, had to clear the pitch.
On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and his fellow crewmen seized HMS Bounty and cast Captain Bligh adrift in an open boat in the Pacific.
