THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023

1542 — Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovers California, at San Diego Bay

1781 — Siege of Yorktown begins, last battle of the Revolutionary War

1858 — Donati's comet becomes the 1st to be photographed

1867 — Toronto becomes the capital of Ontario

1914 — German forces move into Antwerp Belgium (WW I)

1944 — First TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)

1959 — Explorer VI reveals an intense radiation belt around the Earth

1961 — Syria withdraws from United Arab Republic

1965 — Lava flows kill at least 350 (Taal Phillipines)

1972 — Japan & Communist China agree to re-establish diplomatic relations

1980 — Jaromir Wagner is first to fly the Atlantic standing on the wing

1990 — Marvin Gaye gets a star on Hollywood's walk of fame