WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO DECEMBER 1928
Find out what all happened April to December 1928

The Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, takes off for the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. (12. April 1928)

Juan de la Cierva makes the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel. (18. September 1928)

The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris. (22. November 1928)

The Bremen, a German Junkers W33 type aircraft, reaches Greenly Island, Canada - the first successful transatlantic aeroplane flight from east to west. (14. April 1928)

Aviator Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly in an aircraft across the Atlantic Ocean (she is a passenger; Wilmer Stultz is the pilot and Lou Gordon the mechanic). (18. June 1928)

Arnold Rothstein, the head of the Jewish mob in New York, was shot and mortally wounded on the 4 Nov., and died on 6 Nov.; He was assassinated by George "Hump" McManus, for failing to pay a large gambling debt. (6. November 1928)

An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston (12. October 1928)

Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity is founded at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus. (22. October 1928)

Sir Alexander Fleming notices a bacteria-killing mold growing in his laboratory, discovering what later became known as penicillin. (28. September 1928)

Joseph Szigeti gives the first performance of Alfredo Casella's Violin Concerto. (8. October 1928)

Declaration of the Youth Pledge in Indonesia, the first time Indonesia Raya, now the national anthem, was sung. (28. October 1928)

Ahmet Zogu declares Albania to be a monarchy and proclaims himself king. (1. September 1928)

SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320 km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned. (12. November 1928)

Charles Kingsford Smith completes the first trans-Pacific flight in a Fokker Trimotor monoplane, the Southern Cross. (9. June 1928)

The Okeechobee hurricane strikes southeastern Florida, killing upwards of 2,500 people. It is the third deadliest natural disaster in United States history, behind the Galveston hurricane of 1900 and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. (16. September 1928)

Chiang Kai-Shek becomes Chairman of the Republic of China. (10. October 1928)

The Outerbridge Crossing and Goethals Bridge in Staten Island, New York are both opened. (29. June 1928)

The Law on the Adoption and Implementation of the Turkish Alphabet, replacing the version of the Arabic alphabet previously used with the Latin alphabet, comes into force in Turkey. (1. November 1928)

The airship, Graf Zeppelin completes its first trans-Atlantic flight, landing at Lakehurst, New Jersey, United States. (15. October 1928)

The Soviet Union introduces its First Five-Year Plan. (1. October 1928)