1928

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1928
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Events

• Paul Robeson performs a run of sold out concerts in London.
• Chiang Kai-Shek becomes the leader of the Republic of Taiwan.
• Joe Oliver moves to New York.
• Color is introduced into the motion pictures and in television.
• Penicillin is discovered.
• Walt Disney produces the first animated cartoon with sound, Steamboat Willie.
• The Partido Revolucionario Nacional (National Revolutionary Party) is established.
• Herbert Hoover is elected president of the United States of America.
• May 3: Show Boat is premiered in London.
• September 21: Indiana Jones seals the alicorn at Hovenweep, Utah with dynamite. The alicorn is found in the interior world.
• October 2: Henry Jones views the Gospel of Joseph of Arimathea at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• Kellog-Briand Pact signed in Paris.
• Adhesive tape is perfected.
• Winter Olympics held in St. Moritz. Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam.

Deaths

• Alvaro Obregon
• Roald Amundsen
• In Utah
  • Rosie
  • Oscar Smithers
  • Roland Walcott
• In Rome
  • Mara Rogers
  • Diego Calderone

Appearances

• The Roaring Twenties (Glossary)
• Indiana Jones and the Unicorn's Legacy
• Indiana Jones and the Interior World

Sources

• Grail Diary
• Who Are Those Guys? (Non-fiction source)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
• The World of Indiana Jones
• Indiana Jones and the Sky Pirates and Other Tales
• Paul Robeson - Scandalize My Name (Non-fiction source)
• Prohibition - America on the Rocks (Non-fiction source)
•  Mexican Revolution's Marshall College Entry on IndianaJones.com (backup link on Archive.org)
• Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide

External links

• 1928 on Wikipedia