The Cinematograph Films Act, mandating that British cinemas show a quota of British films, came into force in the United Kingdom.
French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré expressed hope that Prohibition would be repealed in the United States, which would help to bolster France's wine industry.[1]
An official announcement in Italy said that the plans to make the Grand Council of Fascism the primary body of the state would be postponed until fall in order to permit time for further study.[2]
A peace conference between Poland and Lithuania broke down over the issue of Vilnius, which both sides perceived as their own.[3]
The ocean liner SS Leviathan was hit by a 100-foot high wave that damaged the upper deck and flooded some of the third-class accommodations. It still managed to reach New York City on time four days later.[7]
Fascist politician Renato Ricci issued a circular ordering that handshaking be ceased as a social custom in Italy, calling it unhygienic and excessive.[8]
James Watson, American molecular biologist and 1962 Nobel Prize laureate for his description of the double helix structure of the DNA molecule; in Chicago
During the second period of Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals between the New York Rangers and Montreal Maroons, Rangers goaltender Lorne Chabot was forced out of the game by a puck to the eye. Unable to secure an adequate replacement, Rangers coach Lester Patrick inserted himself into the game as the goaltender despite being 44 years old and only having limited experience at the position. Patrick allowed a goal in the third period, but Frank Boucher scored in overtime to give the Rangers an unlikely 2–1 victory.[9]
One person was killed and thirty injured in an early morning subway train collision in Queens, New York.[11]
The National Challenge Cup Final between the New York Nationals and Illinois Bricklayers before a crowd of 16,000 at the Polo Grounds in New York City ended in a 1–1 draw. A rematch was arranged for the following week in Chicago.[12]
A bomb concealed in a lamppost exploded in Milan, Italy just before 10 a.m, killing fifteen people. It was probably an attempt on the life of King Victor Emmanuel III as it went off ten minutes ahead of a royal procession to open the city's fair.[17][18]
A relief plane landed at Greenly Island to assist the crew of the Bremen, who were determined to repair their plane and fly it to their original destination of New York City.[27]
A libel trial opened in Cobourg, Ontario, initiated by General Sir Arthur Currie against a writer and the publisher of the Port Hope Evening Guide. Currie claimed that an article published in the newspaper defamed him by alleging that he wasted Canadian lives by ordering an assault in Mons on November 11, 1918, for no reason other than to have it be recorded that Canadians had fired the last shot of the war.[30][31]
NBC received the first television station construction permit.[32]
Tuesday, April 17, 1928
Born:Cynthia Ozick, American author, in New York City
Rebels loyal to Augusto César Sandino, calling themselves the Sandinistas, captured American-owned mines in eastern Nicaragua and took five workers hostage.[10]
Days after helping rescue the crew of the Bremen after it had crashed in Canada during the first east to west Transatlantic crossing by airplane, 37-year-old American aviator and Medal of Honor recipient Floyd Bennett died of pneumonia in a hospital in Quebec City, at 10:45 in the morning.[39] The crew of the Bremen decided to abandon their attempt to fly from Greenly Island to New York City and left the plane there for the time being.[39]
Benito Mussolini presided over a labour demonstration of ten thousand Milanese at the Colosseum in Rome. "After six years of the Fascist regime I can say that no government has done so much for the labouring masses as fascism", Mussolini told the gathering.[46]
^ abMercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 364–365. ISBN978-0-582-03919-3.
^"1 Killed; 30 Hurt in Transit Crash on Brooklyn "L"". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 8, 1928. p. 1.
^"Brickies Hold New York to 1-1 Tie in Soccer". Chicago Daily Tribune. April 9, 1928. p. 23.
^ abHolston, Kim R. (2013). Movie Roadshows: A History and Filmography of Reserved-Seat Limited Showings, 1911–1973. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 64. ISBN978-0-7864-6062-5.