January 28, 2017

January 28th in History


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On January 28th in 1547 - England's King Henry VIII died. He was succeeded by his 9 year-old son, Edward VI.

On January 28th in 1777 - John Burgoyne submitted a plan to the British government to isolate New England from the other colonies.

On January 28th in 1781 - General Daniel Morgan reported to General Nathanael Greene that his men had observed the British army moving towards the Catawba River.

On January 28th in 1788 - The first British penal settlement was founded at Botany Bay.

On January 28th in 1807 - London's Pall Mall became the first street lit by gaslight.

On January 28th in 1828 - Confederate General Thomas Carmichael Hindman was born in Knoxville, TN.

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