Historical Events for 28th April 2026

1887 – “Europe’s first motoring competition” is ‘won’ by The Marquis de Dion on a steam-powered quadricycle built by French toymaker and engineer Georges Bouton; French newspaper Le Velocipede organized the ‘test’, and Bouton was the only participant
1914 – 181 die in coal mine collapse at Eccles, West Virginia
1919 – American stuntman and parachute developer Leslie Irvin (23) makes the first premeditated free-fall parachute jump from a plane above the US Army Air Service’s McCook Field near Dayton, Ohio
1952 – St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan
2017 – Gwyneth Paltrow brand Goop and Condé Nast announce they will be launching a quarterly publication together
2022 – Russian missiles strike Ukrainian city of Kyiv during a visit by UN Secretary-General António Guterres
2025 – Beyoncé’s 10th concert tour, The Cowboy Carter Tour, commences in Inglewood, California
2025 – Airports, hospitals, and public transit shut down due to a widespread power outage in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and parts of France

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