1928

Chiang Kai-shek elected President of China
Stalin becomes Soviet leader
Herbert Hoover elected President of US
Scott introduces "Turf Builder" the 1st fertilizer specifically for grass
1st Mickey Mouse film
Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin
1st color motion pictures
1st scheduled television broadcasts - WGY, Schenectady, NY
1st bubble gum
George Gershwin's "An American in Paris"
Ravel's "Bolero"
Maurice Sendak, "Che" Guevara, Stanley Kubrick, and Shirley Temple born
Thomas Hardy dies