Historical Events for 28th August 2024

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1830 - 1st American built locomotive, "Tom Thumb" races a horse-drawn car from Stockton and Stokes stagecoach company from Baltimore to Ellicott Mills. Let history record that due to mechanical problems the horse won!
1937 - Toyota Motors becomes an independent company
1964 - Race riot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania sparked by police reaction to domestic dispute fueled traffic tie-up; riot and looting continues for 3 days, with 2 killed, hundreds injured and $4M of damage in the city's North Philadelphia neighborhood
1970 - "I'll Be There" single by The Jackson 5 is released (Billboard Song of the Year 1970)
1972 - American 4 x 100m freestyle relay team of David Edgar, John Murphy, John Heidenreich and Mark Spitz swim a world record 3:26.42 to beat Soviet Union for the gold medal at the Munich Olympics
1986 - Bolivia president Victor Paz Estensoro calls state of siege
1991 - Lexington Ave IRT subway train derails at Union Square, 5 die
1994 - Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Ottawa Hunt GC: Martha Nause wins by 1 from Michelle Mcgann
1997 - Belgian amusement park riders were stuck upside down for 90 minutes
2004 - Led by San Antonio Spurs shooting guard Manu Ginóbili Argentina beats Italy 84-69 for the Olympic basketball gold medal in Athens; star-studded US team takes bronze

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