NATIONAL DRINK BEER DAY
National Drink Beer Day toasts that malty elixir on September 28. Just as the Oktoberfest season comes to an end, the day reminds us to enjoy the world's most popular adult beverage. Read more...
SAVE YOUR PHOTOS DAY
Save Your Photos Day is always on a Saturday in September. This is a great day to back up those digital photos and organize all those boxes of Polaroids. Read more...
NATIONAL GHOST HUNTING DAY
On the last Saturday in September, as part of the World's Largest Ghost Hunt, National Ghost Hunting Day kicks off an annual international investigation of the paranormal. Read more...
NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY
National Good Neighbor Day on September 28 creates an opportunity for neighbors to get to know each other better. Join us as we acknowledge and celebrate the importance of a good neighbor. Read more...
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
National Public Lands Day (NPLD) is the nation's largest, single-day volunteer effort for public lands. Read more...
NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING DAY
Each year National Hunting and Fishing Day falls on the fourth Saturday in September. The day recognizes the conservationists and preservationists found in those who hunt and fish across the country. Read more...
NATIONAL NORTH CAROLINA DAY
As we near the last of the original 13 colonies, National North Carolina Day recognizes the 12th state to join the Union. Let's give a shout-out to North Carolina for the spirit of the Tar Heel State! Read more...
NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH AND FITNESS DAY USA
The entire family gets involved with National Family Health And Fitness Day on the last Saturday in September. Read more...
NATIONAL STRAWBERRY CREAM PIE DAY
Each year on September 28 strawberry lovers get to enjoy their favorite fruit in the form of pie on National Strawberry Cream Pie Day. Read more...
On Deck for September 29, 2024
National Days
NATIONAL COFFEE DAY
GOLD STAR MOTHER'S AND FAMILY DAY
NATIONAL VFW DAY
URBAN NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE DAY
September 28th Celebrated History
1865
After being denied entry to medical school in Britain, Elizabeth Anderson pursued her education in France and obtaining her license on September 28, 1865. She was the first woman in France to do so and also the first British woman to earn a medical degree. She would later co-found the London School of Medicine for Women.
1901
After developing a safety razor, inventor King Camp Gillette along with William Emery Nickerson founded the American Safety Razor Company.
1924
A group of aviators with the U.S. Army Air Service circumnavigates the globe by air for the first time.
1928
When Alexander Fleming examines the Petri dishes of bacteria in his lab, he discovers a mold growing in one of them that had killed off the bacteria. The discovery would lead to the world's first antibiotic, penicillin.
1937
Making drinking from a straw more flexible, Joseph Bernard Friedman receives a patent for a drinking tube. Patent No. 2094268A describes a flexible drinking straw that bends without reducing the diameter of the straw.
1990
Marvin Gaye receives star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. Some of those present for the ceremony include Stevie Wonder, Berry Gordy, Smokey Robinson and Natalie Cole.
2008
Marina Bay Street Circuit hosts the first-ever Formula One night race. Fernando Alonso won the race.
September 28th Celebrated Birthdays
Arthur Guinness - 1725
The brewer founded the Guinness Brewery in 1759 in Dublin, Ireland.
Frances Willard - 1839
The educator and reformer founded the World Women's Christian Temperance Union in 1883. She would be the organization's national president from 1879 to 1898.
Kate Douglas Wiggin - 1856
In 1903, the educator and author published her novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. While the novel became the author's best-known work, she also published numerous other works of children's literature. Some of them include the short story collection The Arabian Nights and New Chronicles of Rebecca.
William S. Paley - 1901
When Isaac and Leon Levy purchased Columbia Phonographic Broadcasting System, Paley was named president of the network. The company was renamed Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS).
Seymour Cray - 1925
In 1972, the electrical engineer found Cray Research, building high-speed supercomputers.
Ben E. King - 1938
Before going solo, King sang with the group Five Crowns and later the Drifters. He's best known for his solo hit, "Stand By Me."
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