March 28 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for March 28
In the headlines today:

1996	Congress grants line-item veto powers to the US president.
1986	A worldwide chain of 6,000 radio stations simultaneously broadcast the song We are the World to raise awareness for African hunger relief.
1979	The Three Mile Island nuclear plant (Middleton, PA) suffers a near-critical malfunction.
1969		Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the US, dies at age 78. (photo credit: Times Books)
1967		The Beatles record lead vocal tracks for Good Morning Good Morning, a song that will ultimately appear on their Sergeant Pepper album, at EMI Studios in London. (photo credit: Capitol Records)
1963	The New York Titans pro football team changes its name to the New York Jets.
1958	Blues composer W.C. Handy dies.
1942	The British launch a devastating air attack on Lubeck, Germany, during WWII.
1941	Author Virginia Woolf dies in England.
1939	Madrid falls to troops loyal to Francisco Franco, ending the Spanish Civil War.
1925	The Nebraska state flag is adopted.
1854	England and France declare war on Russia, during the Crimean War.
1802	The Pallas asteroid is discovered.
1797	The first washing machine is granted a US patent.