Today in History: September 28, Coronavirus pandemic hits grim milestone

Currently is Sunday Sept the st day of There are days left in the year In the current era in history On Sept the worldwide death toll from the coronavirus pandemic reached million according to a count by Johns Hopkins University Also on this date In American forces in the Revolutionary War backed by a French fleet began their prosperous siege of Yorktown Virginia Related Articles Invaded by leaf peepers Colorado town bars non-residents from entering Warnings for Trader Joe s and Walmart meals after killed by listeria contamination Trump says he ll send troops to Portland Oregon citing domestic terrorists In current times in History September Taliban take power in Afghanistan New video shows Melania appearing to upset Trump by spurning his hand In three U S Army planes landed in Seattle completing the first round-the-world trip by air in days In Scottish curative researcher Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin the first broadly effective antibiotic In Ted Williams became the majority of latest American League baseball participant to hit over for a season batting for the Boston Red Sox In a federal appeals court identified Mississippi Gov Ross Barnett in civil contempt for blocking the admission of James Meredith a Black novice to the University of Mississippi In Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat signed an accord at the White House calling for an end to Israel s military occupation of West Bank cities and expanding the responsibilities of the Palestinian Authority In Hurricane Matthew forms near the Windward Islands and goes on to kill over people in Haiti elsewhere in the Caribbean and the southeastern U S In capping a -year battle the U S cabinet approved use of the abortion pill RU- In Category Hurricane Ian barreled ashore in southwestern Florida and then bisected the center of the state causing more than fatalities and billions of dollars in damage In the current era s Birthdays Actor Brigitte Bardot is Filmmaker John Sayles is Football Hall of Famer Steve Largent is Zydeco musician C J Chenier sheh-NEER is Hockey Hall of Famer Grant Fuhr is Actor-comedian Janeane Garofalo juh-NEEN guh-RAH -fuh-loh is Actor Maria Canals-Barrera is Actor Mira Sorvino is Actor Naomi Watts is Olympic gold medal swimmer Lenny Krayzelburg is Rapper Jeezy is Golf Hall of Famer Se Ri Pak is Pop-rock musician St Vincent is Actor Hilary Duff is Boxer Terence Bud Crawford is Tennis athlete Marin ili is Actor Keir Gilchrist is