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The following events occurred in September 1928:

September 3, 1928: Alexander Fleming (pictured in 1943) serendipidtously discovers the first antibiotic, penicillin
September 12 to 18, 1928: Okeechobee Hurricane kills over 1,601 in Caribbean and over 2,500 in Florida [1]

Saturday, September 1, 1928

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King Zog the First of Albania

Sunday, September 2, 1928

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  • King Zog carried out his first official acts, freeing 2,000 prisoners and granting one month's worth of bonus salary to all civil servants. Italy became the first country to recognize the new regime.[4]
  • Born: Mel Stuart, film director and producer, in New York City (d. 2012)

Monday, September 3, 1928

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Tuesday, September 4, 1928

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Wednesday, September 5, 1928

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Thursday, September 6, 1928

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Friday, September 7, 1928

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Saturday, September 8, 1928

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Sunday, September 9, 1928

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Monday, September 10, 1928

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Tuesday, September 11, 1928

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Wednesday, September 12, 1928

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Thursday, September 13, 1928

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An example of the damage in Puerto Rico

Friday, September 14, 1928

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  • A tornado in Rockford, Illinois, killed 14 people.[27][28]
  • France and Germany agreed to the creation of a European commission that would fix a final reparations figure as well as the method and rate of payment.[29]

Saturday, September 15, 1928

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Sunday, September 16, 1928

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Monday, September 17, 1928

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Tuesday, September 18, 1928

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Cierva and an autogyro

Wednesday, September 19, 1928

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Thursday, September 20, 1928

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  • Al Smith made an important campaign speech in Oklahoma City denouncing intolerance and addressing the issue of his religion directly. Smith said that he owed it to the country to discuss "frankly and openly" the "attempt of Senator Owen and the forces behind him to inject bigotry, hatred, intolerance and un-American sectarian division" into the campaign. Smith called it "sad" that "in view of countless billions of dollars we have poured into the cause of public education, to see some American citizens proclaiming themselves hundred percent American and then in the very document in which they make that proclamation suggesting that I be defeated for the presidency because of my religious belief." Smith also called the Ku Klux Klan "totally ignorant of the history and traditions of this country and its institutions."[38]
  • Born:

Friday, September 21, 1928

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Saturday, September 22, 1928

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Sunday, September 23, 1928

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  • More than 300 people died in a theater fire in Madrid, Spain.[41]
  • The Greek and Italian governments signed a treaty of friendship.[19]

Monday, September 24, 1928

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Tuesday, September 25, 1928

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Wednesday, September 26, 1928

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Thursday, September 27, 1928

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Friday, September 28, 1928

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Saturday, September 29, 1928

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Sunday, September 30, 1928

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  • One person was killed and about 200 injured in street fighting between communists and republicans in Hamburg in Germany.[55]
  • Born: Elie Wiesel, Romanian-born professor Holocaust survivor who led the successful search for escaped Nazi war criminals; in Sighet (d. 2016)

References

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  1. ^ attribution: Florida Memory Project
  2. ^ Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 370. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  3. ^ "The Broadway Parade". Film Daily. New York City: Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc.: 2 September 10, 1928.
  4. ^ "Albania's New King Liberates 2,000 Prisoners". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 3, 1928. p. 5.
  5. ^ "10 Amazing Discoveries that Emerged from Research at British Libraries". The Independent. 22 November 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  6. ^ "Pageant of Ancient Germany Staged for Gen. von Hindenburg". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 5, 1928. p. 10.
  7. ^ "Die Realisierung: Europas größter Stahlbetonbau". Deutsches Museum. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  8. ^ "Berlin to Call Allied Parley to Free Rhine". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 7, 1928. p. 6.
  9. ^ Cornyn, John (September 6, 1928). "Mexican Leader Says Army Will Choose New President". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  10. ^ "Lutherans Link Presidency and Pope in Warning". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 7, 1928. p. 8.
  11. ^ "Alda Sues for Divorce from Gatti-Casazza". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 8, 1928. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Kill Lombardo, Mafia Chief". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 8, 1928. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Machinal". Playbill Vault. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "Joan Crawford to Wed Douglas Fairbanks, Jr". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 8, 1928. p. 1.
  15. ^ "Six Convicts Killed as Guards Fight to Quell Prison Break". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 10, 1928. p. 1.
  16. ^ "Second Victim of Mafia Guns Dies in Silence". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 10, 1928. p. 1.
  17. ^ "G.O.P. Wins Maine by 80,000". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 11, 1928. p. 1.
  18. ^ "Chamberlain Starts Daily Air Service, N.Y. to Washington". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 10, 1928. p. 1.
  19. ^ a b "Chronology 1928". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  20. ^ Wilkin, Jeff. "In 1928, WGY transmitted first pictures on television", Daily Gazette, September 11, 2006, p. C. 1.
  21. ^ Otfinski, Steven (2007). Television. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7614-2228-0.
  22. ^ Sines, Howard (August 23, 1985). "The day Ty Cobb got his last major league base hit". The Nevada Daily Mail. Nevada, Missouri: 8.
  23. ^ "Night Hostess". Playbill Vault. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  24. ^ a b Neely, Wayne (2014). The Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-4917-5446-7.
  25. ^ "Famine Stalks Porto Rico, Hit by Hurricane". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 15, 1928. p. 1.
  26. ^ "14 Are Killed by Tornadoes; Many Injured". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 14, 1928. p. 1.
  27. ^ "Fatal Wind Hits Rockford". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 15, 1928. p. 1.
  28. ^ a b "Hurricane Sweeps On; 40 Die". Chicago Daily Tribune: 1. September 16, 1928.
  29. ^ Wales, Henry (September 15, 1928). "Franco-German Envoys Agree on War Debt Board". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
  30. ^ "Capone Shot by Own Pistol; It's Accident". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 21, 1928. p. 1.
  31. ^ "Hurricane Sweeps Florida". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 17, 1928. p. 1.
  32. ^ "Florida Hurricane Toll: 38". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 18, 1928. p. 1.
  33. ^ "Inventor Pilots 'Windmill' Plane Across Channel". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 19, 1928. p. 3.
  34. ^ Kiner, Larry F.; Evans, Philip R. (1992). Al Jolson: A Bio-Discography. Scarecrow Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-8108-2633-5.
  35. ^ Furia, Philip; Patterson, Laurie (2010). The Songs of Hollywood. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-19-979266-5.
  36. ^ "The History of the Chrysler Building". Central New York. April 23, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  37. ^ "Duce Stabilizes Rule of Fascism Forever in Italy". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 21, 1928. p. 3.
  38. ^ Bennett, James O'Donnell (September 21, 1928). "Al Smith Denounces Intolerance". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  39. ^ "Jolson Sails, Unable to Keep Marriage to Dancer Secret". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 22, 1928. p. 2.
  40. ^ "Brother of Al Capone Involved in U.S. Tax Suit". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 23, 1928. p. 5.
  41. ^ "300 Perish in Madrid Theater Fire". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 24, 1928. p. 1.
  42. ^ "France Denies Secret Pacts With England". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 24, 1928. p. 1.
  43. ^ "Florida's Deaths Now Set at 2,200 In Storm Region". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 24, 1928. p. 1.
  44. ^ "Mexico Names Gil as New President". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 26, 1928. p. 2.
  45. ^ "Swedish Cabinet Resigns; Premier Sought by King". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 27, 1928. p. 18.
  46. ^ "Chinese Pirates Terrorize 1,400 on British Ship". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 30, 1928. p. 24.
  47. ^ "London Papers Attack Secret Naval Pacts". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 26, 1928. p. 3.
  48. ^ "Admit U.S. Has Recognized New Rulers in China". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 28, 1928. p. 16.
  49. ^ "Arrest Mayor in Flint, Mich., Vote Fraud Quiz". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 28, 1928. p. 13.
  50. ^ "Another "Whisper" Attacking Smith as a Drinker is Denied". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 28, 1928. p. 2.
  51. ^ "U.S. Turns Down Navy 'Trap'". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 29, 1928. p. 1.
  52. ^ "Yankees Defeat Tigers; Win Pennant". Chicago Daily Tribune. September 29, 1928. p. 21.
  53. ^ "Andre Routis". BoxRec. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  54. ^ Vaughan, Irving (September 30, 1928). "Cubs Victory Clinches Flag for Cards". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. Part 2, p. 1.
  55. ^ "One Killed as Reds Battle Republicans in Hamburg". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 1, 1928. p. 6.