September 28th, 1920: Eight Chicago White Sox players were indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the “Black Sox” scandal.
September 28th, 1941: Ted Williams finished the MLB season with a .406 batting average.
September 28th, 1951: The Day The Earth Stood Still was released in movie theaters.
September 28th, 1955: The World Series was broadcast in color on TV for the first time on NBC.
September 28th, 1963: Tennessee Tuxedo debuted on CBS.
September 28th, 1968: Janis Joplin announced that she was leaving Big Brother and the Holding Company.
September 28th, 1980: Carl Sagan’s Cosmos premiered on PBS.
September 28th, 1981: Physical by Olivia Newton-John was released.
September 28th, 1984: Miami Vice premiered on NBC.
September 28th, 1987: Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered.
September 28th, 2008: SpaceX launches the first ever private spacecraft, the Falcon 1, into orbit.
September 28th, 2015: Trevor Noah succeeds Jon Stewart as host of The Daily Show.
Actress Brigitte Bardot turns 86 years old.
Actor Jeffrey Jones turns 74 years old.
Actress Janeane Garofalo turns 56 years old.
Actress Mira Sorvino turns 53 years old.
Actress Naomi Watts turns 52 years old.
Actress Hillary Duff turns 33 years old.
Monday, September 28th is National Drink Beer Day.
