On This Day for August 28 - Civil rights march on Washington, Emmett Till is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. August 28 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Emmett Till READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1963 Civil rights march on Washington READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2014: American spy John Walker, a U.S. Navy communications specialist who passed classified documents to Soviet agents for nearly two decades (1967–85) before being caught, died in prison. [Read our list of 10 famous names in the espionage game.] 1996: The 15-year marriage of Charles, prince of Wales, and Diana, princess of Wales, ended as a final divorce decree was issued. [ How much do you know about Princess Diana?] 1952: Writer and teacher Rita Dove, poet laureate of the United States (1993–95) and winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for Thomas and Beulah (1986), was born in Akron, Ohio. [ Take our quiz about poets and poetic form.] 1946: The Killers, starring Ava Gardner and Burt Lancaster in his breakthrough role, had its world premiere in New York City, and it became a film noir classic. [ Test your knowledge of women in classic cinema.] 1938: Liberal politician Paul Martin—who, as prime minister of Canada (2003–06), fostered economic growth and introduced progressive social policies but lost power amid a financial scandal in his party—was born. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Canada.] 1993: The spacecraft Galileo took pictures of the asteroid Ida. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about space objects.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1965 Shania Twain Canadian musician 1962 David Fincher American director 1749 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe German author 1969 Sheryl Sandberg American business executive 1982 LeAnn Rimes American singer 1986 Florence Welch British singer-songwriter 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