April 28

Saturday 28, 2001:

Millionnaire Dennis Tito becomes the world's first space tourist.

Thursday 28, 1988:

Near Maui, Hawaii, a flight attendant is sucked out of Aloha Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when an upper part of the plane's cabin area rips off in mid-flight. Metal fatigue is later found to be the cause of the failure.

Wednesday 28, 1920:

Azerbaijan is added to the Soviet Union.

Monday 28, 1862:

American Civil War: Admiral David Farragut captures New Orleans, Louisiana.

Thursday 28, 1796:

The Armistice of Cherasco is signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and Vittorio Amedeo III, the King of Sardinia, expanding French territory along the Mediterranean coast.

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