MEMORIES

In 1928, A Postage Stamp Cost 2 Cents

Calvin Coolidge is president of the US

Walt Disney introduces Mickey Mouse in the short cartoon Steamboat Willie

Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin with bread mold

WGY in Schenectady begins the first regular TV broadcasts by airing 90 minute shows three times a week

Amelia Earhart completes the first transatlantic flight by a woman

Herbert Hoover defeats Alfred E. Smith, the Catholic governor of New York for the US presidency

Noam Chomsky is born

New York Yankees win the World Series

New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup

Class of 1928

1928