Historical Events
- 1st US ship lost in WW I, William P Frye (carrying wheat to UK)
- The United States Coast Guard is created by merging the US Life Saving Service & the US Revenue Cutter Service
Immigration of Illiterates
US President Woodrow Wilson refuses to prohibit immigration of illiterates
Famous Deaths
- Nikolay Umov, Russian physicist and mathematician known for discovering the Umov-Poynting vector and Umov effect, dies at 68
Died in 1915 1915 Highlights
About January 28, 1915
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 109 years and 3 months
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Aquarius
