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| Adjective | 1. Coming next after the twenty-seventh in position.[Wordnet]. | |
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Date "28th" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1641. (references) |
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| 28th Avenue (Hiawatha Line station) | The 28th Avenue light rail station is on the Hiawatha Line in the Twin Cities region of U.S. state of Minnesota. This is the fifteenth stop southbound. It has a 600-space Park and Ride lot. Because it was purposefully made difficult for train passengers to park at the Mall of America and then ride the light rail, this is an easy alternative. It is only about two blocks from the Mall of America and much more convenient for drivers to park and ride. (references) | ||
| 28th Canadian parliament | The 28th Canadian parliament was in session from 1968 until 1972. The membership was set by in the 1968 federal election, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1972 election. It was controlled by a Liberal Party majority under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. (references) | ||
| 28th century | The twenty-eighth century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2701 to 2800. This is different from the century known as the twenty-seven hundreds, which comprises the years 2700 to 2799. Unlike most century years (1800, 1900, etc.), 2800 will be a leap year. (references) | ||
| 28th Congress of the CPSU | 28th Congress of the CPSU (July 2, 1990—July 13, 1990) was held in Moscow. It was held a year ahead of the traditional schedule and turned out to be the last CPSU congress in the history of the party. (references) | ||
| 28th Daytime Emmy Awards | Winners in each category are in bold. (references) | ||
| 28th G8 summit | The 28th G8 Summit took place in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada on June 26 and 27, 2002. (references) | ||
| 28th Signal Battalion | Organized September 12, 1908 in the Pennsylvania National Guard at Pittsburgh as Company A, Signal Corps. (references) | ||
| 28th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line station) | 28th Street is a local station, located at Park Avenue and 28th Street, with two side platforms and the express tracks in the middle but at a lower level. The fare control is at platform level and does not currently provide for a crossunder or crossover; however, there is a closed crossunder, complete with railings and a blacked out sign indicating its location. The token booth is unusual in that, instead of a standalone structure, it is built into the tile wall. The station's ornamentation includes glass block wall artwork at the main fare control entitled Seven Ways 4 Twenty-Eighth, which was installed during station renovations in 1996. There is also an unusual back-lit station sign name, similar to that at 23rd Street, at the fare control. (references) | ||
| Members of the 28th Dáil | This is a list of the members who were elected to the 28th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. These Teachtaí Dála (Members of Parliament) were elected in the 1997 General Election and served until 2002. The Twenty-Eighth Dáil was the second longest Dáil in history, lasting 1,806 days. (references) | ||
| Ministers of State of the 28th Dáil | On June 26, 1997 the 25th Government of Ireland was officially appointed by Dáil Éireann. The Fianna Fáil-Progressive Democrats was lead by An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. (references) | ||
| Nancy Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby | Daughter of the late Earl of Ancaster. Her brother and heir apparent of the Earldom of Ancaster, went missing at sea in 1963, never to be seen again. (references) | ||
| Polish 28th Infantry Division | The 28 Dywizja Piechoty was a Polish infantry division which saw action against the invading Germans during the Polish September Campaign of World War II. The division suffered heavy casualties in battles near Lodz and the remnants retreated to Warsaw, where they surrendered. (references) | ||
| U.S. 28th Infantry Division | The 28th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army formed in 1917 in World War I. It continues its service today as the 28th Infantry Division (Mechanized), part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard. (references) | ||
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