April 28 can be called the day of scientific achievements and intellectual development. At various times on this day, a helicopter was invented, the first book was printed on the territory of Ukraine, the first CD was released, and the first airplane flight was made.
Holidays and commemorative dates:
World Occupational Safety Day – celebrated since 2003. The date was chosen by the International Labor Organization (ILO) to draw the attention of the world community to the magnitude of the safety problems in the workplace, and how the creation and promotion of a culture of safety at work can contribute to the reduction of annual deaths at work.
Palm Sunday – this year, Ukrainian Christians of the Eastern rite celebrate Verbnytsia on April 28. This is the sixth Sunday of Great Lent, which is celebrated 7 days before Easter. In many countries, this holiday is also called Palm Sunday. The entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem is celebrated. According to the descriptions in the Gospels, the people meet him as a king and throw palm leaves at his feet.
In Ukraine, on Palm Sunday, willow twigs – “kotiki” – are consecrated in the church. The consecrated vine has long been endowed with magical properties. Ukrainians jokingly beat each other with willow branches “for health”. Also, for example, it was believed that a consecrated vine branch stuck in the field would contribute to a high harvest.
World Twin Cities Day
Events on this day:
1563 — Ivan Fedorov and Petro Mstislavets began printing the first book on the territory of modern Ukraine.
1686 — The first volume of Isaac Newton’s fundamental work “Principles” was published.
1709 — Swedish troops of Charles XII and Ukrainian Hetman Ivan Mazepa marched to the siege of Poltava.
1784 — Inventors Lonois and J. Bienvenue in France demonstrated the first officially recognized moving model of a helicopter.
1908 — The World Artificial Esperanto Language Association (UEA) was founded.
1908 – Birth of Oskar Schindler, German businessman who saved more than 1,000 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
“Power is when we have every reason to kill, but we don’t,” Schindler said.
During the Second World War, this German businessman saved more than 1,200 Jews by providing them with work in his enterprises. This fact became widely known thanks to Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List.
They say that at first he was even an employee of the Abwehr – he took an active part in the preparation for the German invasion of Poland. But later Schindler realized all the horrors of the consequences of the war. In the last years of his life, the entrepreneur lived quite modestly. He managed to make ends meet thanks to the help of Jewish organizations and the donations of the people he saved.
1910 – On the night of April 27-28, Claude Graham-White made the first recorded night flight in an airplane in Great Britain.
1914 – An air conditioner is patented in the USA.
1916 – Lamborghini Ferruccio, Italian businessman, developer of Lamborghini cars, was born.
1918 — The command of a group of half a million Austro-German troops that occupied Ukraine stopped the meeting of the Ukrainian Central Council, which was discussing the draft constitution of the Ukrainian People’s Republic.
1932 – The discovery of a yellow fever vaccine is announced.
1943 — in Lviv, the German authorities announced the creation of the Halychyna weapons division.
1955 — Construction of the Baikonur Cosmodrome began.
1987 – In the USA, for the first time in the world, a compact disc was released.
2001 — Flight of the first space tourist, Dennis Tito.
