April 1928
The following events occurred in April 1928:
April 1, 1928 (Sunday)
- The Cinematograph Films Act, mandating that British cinemas show a quota of British films, came into force in the United Kingdom.
- French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré expressed hope that Prohibition would be repealed in the United States, which would help to bolster France's wine industry. "If wine were unhealthy, we would have known it since the days when Homer pictured the grape vine in Achilles' shield", Poincaré explained. "We would have known even since Genesis about the vine of the Lord."[1]
- Born: George Grizzard, actor, in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina (d. 2007); Mykhaylo Koman, footballer and coach, in Ľubotín, Czechoslovakia (d. 2015)
April 2, 1928 (Monday)
April 3, 1928 (Tuesday)
- Al Smith carried Wisconsin, Maine and New York in the Democratic presidential primaries.[4]
- British Navy Commander H.M. Daniel was found guilty of not showing proper respect for a senior officer in the "Royal Oak Mutiny" court martial. He was dismissed from his ship and severely reprimanded.[5]
April 4, 1928 (Wednesday)
April 5, 1928 (Thursday)
- Captain Kenneth Dewar was found guilty on one of two charges in the "Royal Oak Mutiny" and was dismissed from the ship as well as severely reprimanded.[7]
- The ocean liner SS Leviathan was hit by a 100-foot high wave that damaged the upper deck and flooded some of the third class accommodations. It still managed to reach New York on time four days later.[8]
- Died: Chauncey Depew, 93, American attorney and politician; Roy Kilner, 37, English cricketer (enteric fever); Viktor Oliva, 66, Czech painter
April 6, 1928 (Friday)
April 7, 1928 (Saturday)
- Kuomintang forces led by Chiang Kai-shek launched a new offensive aimed at capturing Beijing.[10]
- During the second period of Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals between the New York Rangers and Montreal Maroons, Rangers goaltender Lorne Chabot was forced out of the game by a puck to the eye. Unable to secure an adequate replacement, Rangers coach Lester Patrick inserted himself into the game as the goaltender despite being 44 years old and only having limited experience at the position. Patrick allowed a goal in the third period but Frank Boucher scored in overtime to give the Rangers an unlikely 2-1 victory.[11]
- The Harold Lloyd silent comedy film Speedy was released.
- Born: James Garner, actor and comedian, in Norman, Oklahoma (d. 2014); Alan J. Pakula, film director, writer and producer, in the Bronx, New York (d. 1998); James White, author, in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1999)
April 8, 1928 (Sunday)
April 9, 1928 (Monday)
April 11, 1928 (Wednesday)
April 12, 1928 (Thursday)
April 14, 1928 (Saturday)
- Four masked men robbed a train near Chicago.[32]
- A libel trial opened in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, initiated by General Sir Arthur Currie against a writer and the publisher of the Port Hope Evening Guide. Currie claimed that an article published in the newspaper defamed him by alleging that he wasted Canadian lives by ordering an assault in Mons on November 11, 1918, for no reason other than to have it be recorded that Canadians had fired the last shot of the war.[33][34]
- NBC received the first television station constitution permit.[35]
- Col. Jack Currie was not permitted to testify for the defense in the Sir Arthur Currie libel trial. He was prepared to offer damaging character evidence about the general but the judge in the case said that the defense was simply throwing "mud".[36]
- Born: Cynthia Ozick, author, in New York City
April 18, 1928 (Wednesday)
- A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook Plovdiv Province, Bulgaria, killing 127 and doing heavy structural damage in one of the most serious earthquakes in the country's history.[37][38]
April 19, 1928 (Thursday)
April 21, 1928 (Saturday)
April 25, 1928 (Wednesday)
April 26, 1928 (Thursday)
April 28, 1928 (Saturday)
- The crew of the Bremen laid wreaths on the grave of Floyd Bennett at Arlington National Cemetery.[54]
- The Bremen crew then took a train to New York City. A crowd of 10,000 greeted them at Pennsylvania Station.[55]
- The Big 9 Conference was founded in Minnesota.
- Born: Richard Baer, writer and screenwriter, in New York City (d. 2008); Yves Klein, artist, in Nice, France (d. 1962); Eugene Merle Shoemaker, geologist, in Los Angeles (d. 1997)
- Died: Gertrude Claire, 75, American actress; Alessandro Guidoni, 47, Italian air force general (parachute test accident)
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- ↑ "Poincaré Favors Revising Dawes Reparation Plan". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 2, 1928. p. 18.
- ↑ Darrah, David (April 3, 1928). "Mussolini Maps Scheme to Pick His Successor". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 16.
- ↑ "Polish-Lithuania Peace Parley Breaks on Vilna Question". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 3, 1928. p. 18.
- ↑ "Al Smith Carries 3 States". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 4, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ Wall, H. H. (April 4, 1928). "Jazz Band Row Costs British Officer His Job". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 9.
- ↑ Wall, H. H. (April 5, 1928). "Captain Grills Admiral in Navy Jazz Band Trial". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
- ↑ Wall, H. H. (April 6, 1928). "Second Officer in "Light Opera" Trial Loses Job". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
- ↑ "100-Ft. Wave Douses Decks of Leviathan". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 10, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Handshaking in Italy Taboo by Fascist Decree". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 7, 1928. p. 1.
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- ↑ "Spotlight – Pinnacle". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1 Killed; 30 Hurt in Transit Crash on Brooklyn "L"". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 8, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Brickies Hold New York to 1-1 Tie in Soccer". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 9, 1928. p. 23.
- 1 2 Holston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7864-6062-5.
- ↑ Wales, Henry (April 10, 1928). "French Indict Films of the U.S. as Too Easy on Sex". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 9.
- ↑ Tuohy, John William. "Guns and Glamour: The Chicago Mob. A History 1900–2000". Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Primaries Results in Illinois". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 11, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Ford Predicts U.S. Competition Will Kill Booze". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 11, 1928. p. 14.
- ↑ Tsuzuki, Chushichi. The Pursuit of Power in Modern Japan 1825 – 1995. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press, 2000. p. 258
- ↑ "The Milan Outrage". Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. April 14, 1928. p. 9.
- ↑ Darrah, David (April 13, 1928). "Il Duce Hunts Men Who Set Bomb for King". Chicago Daily Tribune: 1.
- ↑ "German Plane off for U.S.". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 12, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Senate Passes Farm Bill by Vote of 53 to 23". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 13, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Flyers Cross Ocean; Safe". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 14, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "37 Killed in Mystery Blast; 22 Injured". West Plains Weekly Quill (West Plains, Missouri). April 19, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ Cisco, Marideth (1994). West Plains as I Knew It. Willow Springs, Missouri: Yarnspinner Press. pp. 77–83.
- ↑ "Chronology 1928". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Stanley Cup playoffs 1928 – New York Rangers". National Hockey League. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1927–1928 Challenge Cup". Cherry & White – Wigan Warriors Rugby League Fan Site. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Relief Plane Finds Flyers". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 16, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Brickies Bow to New York in Soccer Title Game". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 16, 1928. p. 21.
- ↑ "Rob De Luxe Train in City". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 17, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "April 16, 1928 – Libel suit begins in Cobourg; former soldiers take the stand". The Hardscrabble Papers. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Fighting At Mons". The Examiner (Launceston, Tasmania): 7. April 19, 1928.
- ↑ "Baby Video Has Come Long Way; It Began Back in 1884". Billboard: 17. September 22, 1956.
- ↑ ""Mud Throwing" at Gen. Currie Halted by Judge". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 18, 1928. p. 23.
- ↑ "M6.6 – Bulgaria". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1928-4-18 Bulgaria: Popovitsa". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Boston Marathon Yearly Synopses (1897–2013)". Boston Marathon Media Guide. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ↑ "American Firm Will Broadcast Radio "Movies"". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 20, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ OED (1933, 1978 vol. 1, pp. xxv, xxvl).
- ↑ "New High Speed French Cruiser Takes to Water". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 21, 1928. p. 5.
- ↑ "Bremen Relief Plane Hops for Greenly Today". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 21, 1928. p. 7.
- ↑ Lapointe, Vicky (October 26, 2011). "Quel célèbre aviateur était à Québec le 24 avril 1928?". Patrimoine, Histoire et Multimédia. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "1928 Corinth Earthquake". Historical RFA. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Poncaire Leads in Early Return; Painleve Loses". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 23, 1928. p. 5.
- 1 2 "Year End Review – 1928". CanadaGenWeb.org. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Lindy Flies to Sick Flyer". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 25, 1928. p. 1.
- 1 2 "Bennett to Lie in Arlington Grave". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 26, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Lockhart's Death Writes Finis to Brilliant Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 26, 1928. p. 17.
- ↑ "Present Arms". Playbill Vault. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Pay Bennett Last Honor as Nation's Hero". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 28, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Sir Arthur takes the stand and tells of Mons battle". The Hardscrabble Papers. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Ocean Flyers Bow at Grave of Floyd Bennett". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 29, 1928. p. 2.
- ↑ "10,000 Shout N.Y.'s Welcome to Air Heroes". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 29, 1928. p. 1.
- ↑ "Poncaire Wins 100 Majority in French Chamber". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 30, 1928. p. 18.
- ↑ Darrah, David (April 30, 1928). "Mussolini, Like Roman Emperor, Greets Workers". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.
- ↑ "'We' Dissolved' Lindbergh Flies Plane Last Time". Chicago Daily Tribune. May 1, 1928. p. 3.