Here are some historical events that occurred on March 28 in the United States:
- 1797: Nathaniel Briggs receives a patent for the first washing machine in the United States.
- 1834: The U.S. Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in removing government deposits from the Bank of the United States.
- 1881: P.T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth" circus debuts in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
- 1930: Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire, is officially renamed Istanbul by the Turkish government.
- 1969: Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, dies at the age of 78.
- 1979: A nuclear accident occurs at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, leading to the release of radioactive gas and widespread fear about the safety of nuclear power.
- 1990: President George H.W. Bush announces a ban on the importation of certain semi-automatic firearms, citing concerns about their potential use in violent crimes.
- 1994: The U.S. Navy issues its first permanent orders assigning women to combat ships, allowing female sailors to serve on vessels previously off-limits to them.
- 2017: President Donald Trump signs an executive order to dismantle the Clean Power Plan, a set of regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.
These are just a few of the many historical events that have occurred on March 28 in the United States.
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