đź“… Today in HistoryAugust 28
The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital city, Ravenna.
Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths, defeats Odoacer at the Battle of Isonzo, forcing his way into Italy.
Fatimah, daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, dies, with her cause of death being a controversial topic among the Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims.
Silla-Tang armies crush the Baekje restoration attempt and force Yamato Japan to withdraw from Korea in the Battle of Baekgang.
The Kaqchikel Maya rebel against their former Spanish allies during the Spanish conquest of Guatemala.
Turkish-Portuguese War: Battle of Wofla: The Portuguese are scattered, their leader ChristovĂŁo da Gama is captured and later executed.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
