(Saturday, January 28, 1995) — “Creep” by TLC peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for four consecutive weeks (Jan. 28, Feb. 4/11/18, 1995).
Daily Archives: January 28, 2015
Germans return to start line, ending Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago this hour (Jan 28 1945)
Video: 'WW2: The Battle of the Bulge' (Jan. 28, 1945, at 38:09)
(Sunday, January 28, 1945, 7:00 p.m. local time; during the Battle of the Bulge on the Western Front of World War II) — The Battle of the Bulge, a major German offensive campaign launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg on the Western Front toward the end of World War II in Europe, ended today when the Americans, who suffered 19,246 killed, forced the Germans back to their start line. Continue reading Germans return to start line, ending Battle of the Bulge 70 years ago this hour (Jan 28 1945)
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U.S. Coast Guard established 100 years ago today (Jan 28 1915)
Video: 'US Coast Guard - History and Misssion'
(Thursday, January 28, 1915) — The United States Coast Guard was established today as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service.
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First U.S. flag vessel lost in World War I 100 years ago this morning (Jan 28 1915)
(Thursday, January 28, 1915, 9:00 a.m. local time; during World War I) — The American merchant vessel SS William P. Frye, en route to England with a cargo of wheat, became the first U.S. ship to be sunk during World War I (in the South Atlantic Ocean off the Brazilian coast) by a German cruiser, the SS Prinz Eitel Friedrich, even though the United States was not at war.
