THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2019

Today is Thursday, March 28, the 87th day of 2019. There are 278 days left in the year.

1738 — English parliament declares war on Spain

1774 — Britain passes Coercive Act against Massachusetts

1794 — Louvre opens to the public

1799 — New York State abolished slavery

1804 — Ohio passed law restricting movement of Blacks

1885 — U.S. Salvation Army officially organized

1896 — The opera "Andrea Chenier" produced (Milan)

1920 — Thomas Masaryk elected President of Czechoslovakia

1927 — Majestic Theater opens in New York City

1929 — Democratic constitution goes into effect in Ecuador