April 28: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1611The University of Santo Tomas, one of Asia's oldest universities, was founded in Manila in the Philippines.
2. 1869Workers building the transcontinental railroad laid about 16 kilometers of track in a single day.
3. 1910French pilot Louis Paulhan won the prize for the London-to-Manchester flight race.
4. 1923London's famous Wembley Stadium opened; its first major match was the FA Cup final.
5. 1937Max Theiler developed a vaccine against yellow fever; this work earned him a Nobel Prize.

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