Monday, September 28, 2026

History for September 28

History for September 28 - On-This-Day.com
William S. Paley 1901
  • 1789 - In the U.S., the first Federal Congress passed a resolution that asked President George Washington to recommend to the nation a day of thanksgiving. Several days later Washington issued a proclamation that named Thursday, November 26, 1789 as a "Day of Publick Thanksgivin."...
  • 1961 - "Dr. Kildare" premiered on NBC-TV.
  • 1974 - First Lady Betty Ford underwent a mastectomy to remove a lump in her breast.
  • 1995 - Yasser Arafat of the PLO and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed an accord that transferred control of the West Bank.
  • 2000 - The U.S. Federal Drug Administration approved the use of RU-486 in the United States. The pill is used to induce an abortion.

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