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Today in History
Monday, 28 September 2026
2009
The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, sexually assaulted, killed and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.
2008
SpaceX launches the first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1 into orbit.
2000
Al-Aqsa Intifada: Ariel Sharon visits Al Aqsa Mosque known to Jews as the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.
1995
Bob Denard and a group of mercenaries take the islands of Comoros in a coup.
1994
The car ferry {{MS|Estonia}} sinks in Baltic Sea, killing 852 people.
1987
The beginning of the Palestinian civil disobedience uprising, "The First Intifada" against the Israeli occupation.
1975
The Spaghetti House siege, in which nine people are taken hostage, takes place in London.
1973
The ITT Building in New York City is bombed in protest at ITT's alleged involvement in the September 11 1973 coup d'état in Chile.
1971
The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 banning the medicinal use of cannabis.
1962
The Paddington tram depot fire destroys 65 trams in Brisbane, Australia.
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