On August 28th in US Political History
Part II
Part II
On August 28th in 1945 US forces under General George Marshall landed in Japan
On August 28th in 1957 Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina began what would be a 24 hour and 18 minute filibuster against Civil Rights Act of 1957. Thurmond began speaking at 8:54 PM on August 28 and continued until 9:12 PM the following evening August 29.
On August 28th in 1963 The civil rights March on Washington drew 250,000 demonstrators and was the occasion for King’s “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
On August 28th in 1964 Race riots took place in Philadelphia.
On August 28th in 1968 In Chicago, Ill., Vice President Hubert Humphrey was nominated by the Democrats for US Presidency on the first ballot. Riots broke out outside the Democratic National Convention as police and anti-war demonstrators clashed in the streets.
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