100% verified The same day, three eras.
28 August
Contemporary era
1963
I Have a Dream speech
On 28 August 1963, Martin Luther King delivered his I Have a Dream speech in Washington.
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Contemporary era
1830
Tom Thumb locomotive race
On 28 August 1830, the Tom Thumb locomotive ran its famous race against a horse.
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From the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment
1565
Founding of St Augustine
On 28 August 1565, the Spanish founded St Augustine, the oldest city in the present-day US.
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