April 28 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 237 days remaining until the end of time.
1789 Due to intense sexual tension and rivalry between Captain Bligh and Fletcher Christian, a mutiny occurs on the HMS Bounty
1910 Claude Grahame-White makes 1st night air flight, England, in an experiment to determine if he would still be as hot in the dark as during the day.
1937 1st commercial flight across Pacific, Pan Am, with limited in-flight entertainment provided
1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia
1965 Barbra Streisand stars on "My Name is Barbra" special on CBS
1967 Cassius Clay refuses induction into army and is stripped of boxing title in public, but not his shorts
1989 Iran protests sale of "Satanic Verses" by Salman Rushdie. Honestly, has anyone actually read this book?
1990 "A Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater New York City after 6,137 performances
2001 Dennis Tito overcompensates for having a small penis by becoming the first space tourist after paying $20 million to fly on a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station.
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