April 28-1789 – Mutiny on the Bounty: Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 sailors are set adrift and the rebel crew returns to Tahiti briefly and then sets sail for Pitcairn Island. 1930 – The first night game in organized baseball history takes place in Independence, Kansas. 1932 – A vaccine for yellow fever is announced for use on humans. 1945 – Benito Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci are executed by a firing squad consisting of members of the Italian resistance movement. 1952 – Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO. 1952 – Occupied Japan: The United States occupation of Japan ends as the Treaty of San Francisco, ratified September 8, 1951, comes into force. Workers Memorial Day (International) World Day for Safety and Health at Work (International)
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