Video: 'Bosnia-37 dead,80 injured in bloody market carnage'
(Saturday, August 28, 1995, 11:10 a.m. CET; during the Siege of Sarajevo) — A mortar shell tore through a crowded market today in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, killing 43 people and triggering NATO airstrikes against the Bosnian Serbs. Continue reading Shelling kills 43 in Sarajevo, U.S. urges NATO to strike Serbs 30 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1995)
Video: 'Chapter 1 | The Murder of Emmett Till | American Experience | PBS'
(Sunday, August 28, 1955, sometime between 2:00 and 3:30 a.m. CDT) — Emmett Louis Till, a 14-year-old African American boy from Chicago, was abducted this morning from the home of relatives near Money, Mississippi, after an alleged incident involving a white woman at a local grocery store. Continue reading Emmett Till, 14, abducted, tortured and murdered in Money, Mississippi 70 years ago this hour (Aug 28 1955)
(Friday, August 27, 1965, approximately 11:00 p.m.-Saturday, August 28, 1965, approximately 1:00-2:00 a.m. PDT) — The two most popular musical acts of the 20th century, The Beatles (in town for 1965 North American tour) and Elvis Presley, met for the first time tonight at Presley’s mansion at 565 Perugia Way in the Bel Air section of Los Angeles, California. Continue reading The Beatles meet Elvis Presley in Los Angeles 60 years ago this hour (Aug 27 1965)
