This Day, That Year August 28

Birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749)

Battle of Heligoland Bight (August 28, 1914)

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Birthday of Rita Dove (August 28, 1952)

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Civil rights march on Washington (August 28, 1963)

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Battle of Michigan Avenue culminated (August 28, 1968)

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Birthday of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749)

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the renowned German writer, poet, and philosopher was born on this day.

Battle of Heligoland Bight (August 28, 1914)

Birthday of Rita Dove (August 28, 1952)

Civil rights march on Washington (August 28, 1963)

Battle of Michigan Avenue culminated (August 28, 1968)