1. In 1955, a horrific train wreck occurred in Shepherdsville, Kentucky on August 28. Two trains collided head-on, resulting in the deaths of 31 people and injuring 70 others.

2. On August 28, 2012, the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky announced plans to build a motorsports park adjacent to the museum. The park includes a large racing circuit, a karting track, and a drag strip.

3. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear declared August 28, 2014 as Dream Day in honor of the 51st anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

4. The Kentucky Center for African American Heritage held a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 28, 2016 to celebrate the completion of Phase I of their new facility in Louisville, Kentucky. The center serves as a repository for artifacts and documents related to African American history and culture in Kentucky.

5. Louisville native and legendary basketball coach Denny Crum was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on August 28, 1994. Crum coached the University of Louisville men's basketball team for 30 years and lead them to two national championships.