On September 28, 1924 U.S. Army Air Service aviators land in Seattle, Washington after a 175 day journey (with multiple stops) to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the globe. Image: Douglas Around the World Flight, 1924 via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

“Early on the morning of the 28 (of September, 1781) the expectant troops moved forward from Williamsburg to the scene of their coming triumph. It proved to be a leisurely march of eleven miles under a fair sky. Taking the “great road” down the peninsula, the main body of Continentals and French, the former in advance, passed the Halfway House in single column; then, following separate routes the Americans filing to the right halted at noon within two miles of the enemy’s position in front of Yorktown. The militia, marching farther to the right, by Harwood’s Mills, joined the Continentals at a point known as Munford’s Bridge. Muhlenberg’s Light Infantry Brigade, preceded by Moylan’s dragoons and Colonel Lewis’s riflemen, formed the van of the Americans; while the volunteers of Baron St. Simon and chasseurs and grenadiers, under the Marquis de Laval, led the French. The troops all moved in light marching order, ready for action at a moment’s notice, and were doubtless eager for the opportunity to fulfill the instructions of the commander-in-chief issued the day before. “If the enemy should be tempted to meet the army on its march,” ran the order, “the General particularly enjoins the troops to place their principal reliance on the bayonet, that they may prove the vanity of the boast which the British make of their peculiar prowess in deciding battles with that weapon. He trusts a generous emulation will actuate the allied armies; that the French, whose national weapon is that of close fight, and the troops in general, that have so often used it with success, will distinguish themselves on every occasion that offers. The justice of the cause in which we are engaged, and the honor of the two Nations, must inspire every breast with sentiments that are the presage of victory.” From: The Yorktown Campaign and the surrender of Cornwallis, 1781 by Henry Phelps Johnston, published in 1881 Source says not in copyright Image: Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, “Plan of the Siege of Yorktown, 1781” New York Public Library Digital Collections

On September 28, 1542: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and fellow explorers call the area that they discover “San Miguel” which is now known as the San Diego Bay in California. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Born September 28, 1856 Kate Douglas Wiggin met Charles Dickens as a child and was inspired to become a writer. Two of her three dozen books became films – “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm” and “Mother Cary’s Chickens.” She was also a teacher. With her sister Nora’s help she opened 60 free kindergartens in San Francisco and Oakland. Image of Kate c. 1912 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US

Members of the Chicago White Sox during their trial in 1921 On September 28, 1920, eight players from the Chicago White Sox were indicted by a Grand Jury for fixing the championship series the year prior. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Pennsylvania’s Constitution of 1776 was ratified on September 28, 1776. The document included many innovations and established the title “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Nominated a few days earlier, Brigham Young was appointed Governor of the Territory of Utah by President Millard Fillmore on September 28, 1850. He took the oath of office in February of the following year. Image: Brigham Young Daguerreotype from 1853 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Ed Sullivan, born September 28, 1901 was a true television pioneer. His Sunday night variety show ran from 1948 to 1971 and the guest list reads like a who’s-who of 20th century entertainment figures. In 1957 Sullivan assured viewers that Elvis was “a real decent, fine boy” and is shown in 1964 with The Beatles. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On September 28, 1779 Samuel Huntington of Connecticut became the 7th President of Continental Congress. Just over three years earlier he signed the Declaration of Independence. Image via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

The first night football game was played on September 28, 1892 in Mansfield, Pennsylvania between Mansfield State Normal School vs. Wyoming Valley Seminary. The game lasted less than a 1/2 hour due to the dim lighting which resulted in the players running into the poorly positioned light poles. Image: A lithograph of Mansfield State Normal School in the 1880s via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

FDR arriving at the dedication of the Bonneville Dam along the Columbia River in Oregon September 28, 1937 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain