January 28

Monday 28, 1946:

Bluenose, Canada's greatest sailing ship, founders on a Haitian reef.

Monday 28, 1935:

Iceland becomes the first country to legalize abortion.

Tuesday 28, 1902:

The Carnegie Institution is founded in Washington, DC with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.

Sunday 28, 1855:

The first locomotive runs from the Atlantic to the Pacific on the Panama Railway.

Sunday 28, 1573:

Articles of Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland

More on January, 28

• January, 28 in History
• People Born on January, 28
• They left us on January, 28