August 28th:
AUGUST 28TH IS NATIONAL CHERRY TURNOVER DAY!
Jack Black, actor (43)
Jennifer Coolidge, "Stifler's Mom" (51)
1917 - Ten suffragists were arrested as they picketed the White House.
1922 - The first radio commercial aired on WEAF in New York City. The Queensboro Realty Company bought 10 minutes of time for $100.
1963 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have a Dream" speech at a civil rights rally in Washington, DC. More than 200,000 people attended.
1981 - "The New York Daily News" published its final afternoon edition.
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