August 28: Raksha Bandhan in Hinduism ( 2007).
- 1565 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (pictured) founded St. Augustine in Spanish Florida, the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States.
- 1640 – Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated Charles I's English army at the Battle of Newburn near Newburn, England.
- 1845 – The first issue of the popular-science magazine Scientific American was published, currently the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.
- 1850 – German composer Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin, featuring the Bridal Chorus, was first performed under the direction of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany.
- 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his " I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., describing his desire for a future where blacks and whites would coexist harmoniously as equals.
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August 28: Raksha Bandhan in Hinduism ( 2007).
- 1565 – Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (pictured) founded St. Augustine in Spanish Florida, the oldest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States.
- 1640 – Bishops' Wars: Scottish Covenanter forces led by Alexander Leslie defeated Charles I's English army at the Battle of Newburn near Newburn, England.
- 1845 – The first issue of the popular-science magazine Scientific American was published, currently the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States.
- 1850 – German composer Richard Wagner's romantic opera Lohengrin, featuring the Bridal Chorus, was first performed under the direction of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt in Weimar, Germany.
- 1963 – Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his " I Have a Dream" speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., describing his desire for a future where blacks and whites would coexist harmoniously as equals.
More events on this day... Recent days: August 27 – August 26 – August 25