On April 28th in US History
Part IV
On April 28th in 1989 President Bush announced the U.S. and Japan had concluded a deal on joint development of a new Japanese jet fighter, the FSX, despite concerns that U.S. technology secrets would be given away.
On April 28th in 1991 Anti-abortion demonstrators marched in Washington DC; authorities put the number of protesters at 200,000, but organizers claimed a turnout of about 700,000.
On April 28th in 1994 Former CIA official Aldrich Ames, who had betrayed U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and then Russia, pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion, and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. His wife Rosario also pleaded guilty.
On April 28th in 1996 President Clinton gave 4 1/2 hours of videotaped testimony as a defense witness in the criminal trial of his former Whitewater business partners.
On April 28th in 1997 In Philadelphia, President Clinton and three predecessors: George Bush, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford, began drafting a national army of community service volunteers during the Presidents' Summit for America's Future.
On April 28th in 1997 It was reported that millions of tons of smog-causing pollution were being spewed from coal-burning power plants from Atlanta to Boston.
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