Ypres Battle; Omaha Riots; Warsaw Siege; Ted Williams Record; Drama Uprising; Nasser Death; Nepal Plane Crash; Estonia Sinking; Singapore Grand Prix; Guinea Protest

A Daily Dose of History: Events on this Day in History · Sep 28, 2026 · 8m

A Daily Dose of History (29 Sep 2026)

Today's historical events:

World War I: The Fifth Battle of Ypres begins.

Race riots begin in Omaha, Nebraska.

World War II: The siege of Warsaw comes to an end.

Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.

World War II: The Drama uprising against the Bulgarian occupation in northern Greece begins.

Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser dies of a heart attack in Cairo.

A Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes into a hill in Nepal, killing all 167 passengers and…