This Day in History: March 28th

Here are ten historical events that took place on March 28th, listed in chronological order:

1. 193 – Roman Emperor Pertinax is assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sell the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus.
2. 845 – Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collects a huge ransom in exchange for leaving.
3. 1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza finds the site for the Presidio of San Francisco.
4. 1795 – Partitions of Poland: The Duchy of Courland and Semigallia, a northern fief of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, ceases to exist and becomes part of Imperial Russia.
5. 1910 – Henri Fabre becomes the first person to fly a seaplane, the Fabre Hydravion, after taking off from a water runway near Martigues, France.
6. 1939 – Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege.
7. 1969 – Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, dies in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78.
8. 1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania leads to the core overheating and a partial meltdown.
9. 2005 – The 2005 Sumatran earthquake rocks Indonesia, affecting several countries and causing the death of at least 1,300 people.
10. 2017 – The United Kingdom formally invokes Article 50, beginning the process of leaving the European Union, commonly known as Brexit.

These events cover a wide range of historical periods and contexts, showcasing the diversity of events that have occurred on March 28th throughout history.

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