Mon Apr 28 12:00:00 UTC 2025: ## A Star-Studded Day in History: April 28th, 2025

**NEW YORK, NY (April 28, 2025)** — Today marks the 118th day of 2025, a date rich in history and notable for the numerous prominent figures born under the Taurus sign, including actors Jessica Alba, Penelope Cruz, and Jay Leno.

This Monday’s celestial happenings include a waxing moon, and the visibility of Mars, Mercury, Saturn, Venus (morning stars), and Jupiter, Mars, and Uranus (evening stars).

Historical events marking April 28th include:

* **1788:** Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
* **1789:** The infamous mutiny on the HMS Bounty took place.
* **1945:** Benito Mussolini and several associates were executed by Italian partisans.
* **1975:** North Vietnamese forces pushed to the outskirts of Saigon, presaging the fall of South Vietnam two days later.
* **1988:** An Aloha Airlines flight suffered a catastrophic mid-air decompression, resulting in one fatality and numerous injuries.
* **1994:** Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames pleaded guilty to espionage.
* **2001:** Dennis Tito became the first space tourist.
* **2009:** Senator Arlen Specter switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party.
* **2019:** HBO aired the epic “Game of Thrones” episode, “The Long Night,” featuring a record-breaking battle sequence.
* **2023:** Brazilian President Lula da Silva recognized six new indigenous territories.

Among the many notable birthdays celebrated today are those of Oskar Schindler, credited with saving hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust; Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird”; and Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan.

In a fittingly humorous note for the day, comedian Jay Leno’s observation on the relative ease of making money through speaking as opposed to manual labor offers a thought-provoking contrast to the day’s weighty historical events.

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