What's the significance of this date? (solved, sort of)

RUNN1NGMAN

Yesterday I saw a car with one of those magnetic ribbons. It was black, and had text on it that said "We Will Remember." It also had a date, I believe Apr. 28, 1918. I could be wrong about the exact day. It was written in the non-American style (i.e. 28.4.1918) even though this was in Falls Church, VA. Anyone have any clue? I was thinking something to do with WWI, but a quick google didn't turn up anything.

evilintent

Notable events for April 28, 1918:

Birth of Oskar Schindler (activist) (1908): 10th anniversary


All I could find on W|A. The movie Schindler's List is about him.

Weaver

The Ukrainian government was disbanded on that day.

MKR

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Battleship_Division_Nine_(World_War_I)

Just days later, however, on April 24, 1918, Battleship Division Nine joined the Grand Fleet in one last attempt to bring the High Seas Fleet to battle. German Admiral Reinhard Scheer, aware of the strategic potential of destroying a squadron of British battleships, had finally decided to make an attempt on the Scandinavian Convoy, using the overwhelming force of his entire fleet.[44] Under strict radio silence, the High Seas Fleet sailed on the morning of April 23 to attempt an intercept, leaving the British completely unaware that they had left their base. It was not until an engine malfunction aboard the German battlecruiser Moltke forced it to break radio silence to ask for assistance that the British became aware of the presence of the Germans in the North Sea.[45] A recent change in the sailing schedule of the Scandinavian Convoy, however, meant there was no exposed squadron of battleships in danger of being overwhelmed that day. As the entire undivided Grand Fleet sortied to find the High Seas Fleet, therefore, what could have been a disaster had the potential to become the decisive battle of the war.[45]

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edit: Wait, you said 28th.

jclast

Here's what my search turned up: http://www.genocide1915.info/history/chronology1918.asp

Turkey formally recognize the Transcaucasian Federative Republic consisting of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. (The Federation dissolves on May 28.)

Weaver

Just in case you misread the year and it was actually 1978, on April 28th of that year Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan, was assassinated in a pro-communist coup.

Topia

Weaver wrote: »

Just in case you misread the year and it was actually 1978, on April 28th of that year Mohammed Daoud Khan, President of Afghanistan, was assassinated in a pro-communist coup.

It would make sense. Most people don't scream "do not forget" about things they weren't even around for, and if it was 1918, the dude would be too old to drive, probably. 90/91?

Zoolander

If it looked something like this:



It was most likely the Armenian Genocide.

RUNN1NGMAN

Zoolander wrote: »

If it looked something like this:



It was most likely the Armenian Genocide.

Ah, maybe it was 1915. It looked a little like that but not exactly. I think this is the most likely. Wikipedia says that the round-up occurred on 4/24/1915. Thanks!