On This Day for April 28 - Benito Mussolini executed, Saddam Hussein is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. April 28 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Saddam Hussein READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1945 Benito Mussolini executed READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2004: American television network CBS broadcast photographs depicting harsh treatment of Iraqi inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison in U.S.-occupied Iraq, initiating a national debate on torture and the Geneva Conventions. 2003: Apple launched the iTunes Store, which gave users the ability to purchase and download music from the Internet directly to their iTunes library; in 2010 the store sold its 10 billionth song. [Test your knowledge of companies and technology.] 2001: American businessman Dennis Tito became the first space tourist when he was launched into orbit aboard a Russian supply mission to the International Space Station ; he paid approximately $20 million for the six-day trip. [ Take our space exploration quiz.] 1996: Australian gunman Martin Bryant began a killing spree that left 35 people dead and some 18 others wounded in the Port Arthur area of Tasmania , Australia; it was the country's worst mass shooting and led to stricter gun controls . 1952: The Allied occupation of Japan came to an end after seven years of rapid social and economic change following the country's surrender in World War II. [Test your knowledge of Japanese history .] 1947: Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and a small crew set sail from Peru aboard the primitive raft Kon-Tiki and arrived in Polynesia three and a half months later. SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1937 Saddam Hussein president of Iraq 1974 Penélope Cruz Spanish actress 1926 Harper Lee American writer 1948 Terry Pratchett English author 1442 Edward IV king of England 1950 Jay Leno American comedian and writer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help