April 28 in History

• 1881

  April 28, 1881:

  Notorious American gunfighter Henry McCarty, famously known as Billy the Kid, breaks out of jail. Before escaping, he murdered two security personnel.

• 1910

  April 28, 1910:

  Louis Paulhan, French aviator, wins the maiden edition of the London to Manchester air race. It becomes the first recognized long-distance airplane race in Britain.

• 1923

  April 28, 1923:

  Iconic British stadium, Wembley, opens. The FA Cup becomes the first event to be hosted at this outstanding structure.

• 1940

  April 28, 1940:

  American musician Glenn Miller records the instrumental for the music titled "Pennsylvania 6-5000". Other notable musicians such as the Andrews Sisters, and Jimmy Mundy have performed their versions of the work.

• 1948

  April 28, 1948:

  Russian composer and conductor, Igor Stravinsky leads the premiering of his ballet titled “Orpheus”. It is hosted at the famous New York City Center.

• 1985

  April 28, 1985:

  English songwriter and singer Bryan Ferry outdoors his new single titled "Slave To Love". The song is from his sixth album dubbed “Boys and Girls”.

• 1999

  April 28, 1999:

  Rock band The Verve breaks up for the second time. They’re known for a number of hit songs like “Appalachian Springs” and “Bitter Sweet Symphony”.

• 2000

  April 28, 2000:

  American singer James Brown loses one of his organizations to fire. The company, James Brown Enterprises, was tasked with handling the tours of the singer.

• 2003

  April 28, 2003:

  Tech Company Apple Inc. inaugurates its iTunes store.

• 2017

  April 28, 2017:

  Award-winning country singer Brad Paisley drops the visual album titled “Love and War”. It becomes the first of its kind in the country music industry.