March 28 is National Black Forest Cake Day
From Wikipedia:
Typically, Black Forest cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) consists of several layers of chocolate cake, with whipped cream and cherries between each layer. Then the cake is decorated with additional whipped cream, maraschino cherries, and chocolate shavings. In some European traditions sour cherries are used both between the layers and for decorating the top. Traditionally, kirsch (a clear liquor distilled from tart cherries) is added to the cake, although other liquors are also used (such as rum, which is common in Austrian recipes). In North America, Black Forest cake is generally prepared without alcohol. German statutory interpretation states Kirschwasser as a mandatory ingredient, otherwise the cake is legally not allowed to be marketed as Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte. True Black Forest cakes are decorated with black cherries.
193 – Roman Emperor Pertinax was assassinated by Praetorian Guards, who then sold the throne in an auction to Didius Julianus. This lead to the Roman Civil War of 193-197. Didius Julianus was ousted nine weeks later and sentenced to death by his successor, Septimius Severus.
1774 – Britain passed Coercive Acts against Massachusetts. They included The Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, The Quartering Act, and the Quebec Act.
1776 – Juan Bautista de Anza found the site for the Presidio of San Francisco. From National Park Service
For 218 years, the Presidio served as an army post for three nations. World and local events, from military campaigns to the rise of aviation, from World Fairs to earthquakes, left their mark. Come enjoy the history and beauty of the Presidio. Explore centuries of architecture. Reflect in a national cemetery. Walk through an historic airfield, forests, or to beaches, and admire spectacular vistas.
1834 – Senate censure of President Jackson for refusing to turn over classified documents regarding his veto of legislation to renew the charter of the Bank of America. When Jackson refused to release the documents, Henry Clay retaliated by introducing a resolution to censure the president. Jackson was the first president to suffer this formal disapproval from Congress. When Jackson retired from the presidency, the only regret he expressed was not being able to shoot Henry Clay.
Greatest Show On Earth was formed by PT Barnum and James A Bailey on March 28, 1881.
Constantinople changed its name to Istanbul and Angora changes its name to Ankara in 1930.
March 28, 1969: Death of Dwight D Eisenhower , thirty-fourth President of the United States. He died in Walter Reed General Hospital at Washington, D. C. at age 78 of congestive heart failure.
1979 – A coolant leak at the Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor outside Harrisburg, Pennsylvania led to the core overheating and a partial melt down.