January 28
January 28
Thomas Hindman born
On this day in 1828, Confederate General Thomas Carmichael Hindman is born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Hindman was raised in Alabama and educated in New York and New Jersey. His family…
A Year In History: 1828
This Year in History:
1828
Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
February 12
February 12
Robert Ransom is born
On this day in 1828, Confederate General Robert Ransom Jr. is born in Warren County, North Carolina. Ransomgraduated fromWest Point in 1850 and spentthe next decade serving on the frontier…
February 21
February 21
Cherokee receive their first printing press
The first printing press designed to use the newly invented Cherokee alphabet arrives at New Echota, Georgia. The General Council of the Cherokee Nation had purchased the press with the…
February 25
February 25
John Quincy Adams’ son marries relative at the White House
On February 25, 1828, John Adams, son of President John Quincy Adams, marries his first cousin and inadvertently follows a pattern of keeping marriages within the family. John Adams’ grandfather,…
April 14
April 14
“Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language” is printed
Noah Webster, a Yale‑educated lawyer with an avid interest in language and education, publishes his American Dictionary of the English Language on April 14, 1828. Webster’s dictionary was one of…
May 12
May 12
Poet and painter Dante Gabriel Rossetti is born
Writer and artist Dante Gabriel Rossetti is born this day in London. Rossetti’s father was an Italian patriot exiled to England. The family’s household became a center of liberal politics…
August 24
August 24
Confederate General George Steuart is born
Confederate General George Hume “Maryland” Steuart is born in Baltimore, Maryland. Steuart attended West Point and graduated in 1844. He served in various capacities in Texas, Kansas, and Nebraska, and…
September 22
September 22
Shaka Zulu assassinated
Shaka, founder of the Zulu Kingdom of southern Africa, is murdered by his two half‑brothers, Dingane and Mhlangana, after Shaka’s mental illness threatened to destroy the Zulu tribe. When Shaka…
