Show some events of 1928 will long remember JANUARY 11 thomas thom as hardy famous british author dies 21 col geo W goethals builder of panama canal dies FEBRUARY a 8 colonel charles A lindbergh completes his mile good will flight over mexico and central america MARCH 6 first nonstop non stop night flight from new york to havana accomplished by charles levine 13 Capt captain aill hinchcliffe and elsie mackey mackay begin ill fated attempt to span the atlantic from england 30 new endurance a flight record of 53 hours 36 minutes set by george haldeman haideman and eddie elinson at jacksonville fla APRIL 6 5 chauncey depew dies 13 koebl von huenfeld and I 1 fitz in maurace e ur ice complete the first successful ca east st west flight across th the e atlantic secretary of state kellogg begins begin 5 negotiations for a treat treaty y to outlaw war 16 george H wilkins and lieutenant eielson complete a 2200 mlle mile flight over the north pole region from alaska 25 floyd bennett byrds companion on the north pole flight dies of pneumonia while attempting to C carry arry aid to the stranded bremen flyers at greenly island MAY 24 dirigible italia with general umberto nobile as commander flies over the north pole JUNE 18 miss earhart completes trip in plane friendship being the first woman to fly across acres the atlantic 24 gener general at nobile rescued from ice pack by lieutenant elnar einar lundborg lundberg JULY 1 general Obre obregon gori elected president ot of mexico 4 captain alfred lowenstein Lowenst eln falls or leaps to death from private airplane over english channel 17 general obregon assassinated 21 the famous english actress ell ellen en terry dies at the age of 80 27 chinese nationalist government recognized by the united states 31 gene tunney retires as heavyweight champion AUGUST 25 commander birds flagship the city of new york in preparation tor for his south pole flight sails for new zealand SEPTEMBER 13 die made homeless in porto rico hurricane OCTOBER 6 U S polo team wins international match with Ai gentines 9 new york yankees win world series from rom st louis cardinals I 1 15 grat graf zeppelin reaches lakehurst MJ after perilous flight irom from germany 23 george barr mccutcheon novelist dies d ea 28 figures show citizens 1 registered to vote in presidential election clec 1 NOVEMBER 1 grat zeppelin concludes successful return flight 6 herbert hoover elected president of united states with record vote breaking up the solid south D 13 disaster to steamer vestres off va virginia cape results in ill loss of 0 lives willi 19 herbert hoover starts on good tour our from sari san pedro cal I 1 23 thomas fortune ryan nyan financier dies DECEMBER 3 king george V critically ill with P pleurisy sur a sy oxygen Is administered |