1. On August 28, 1963, Massachusetts Senator Edward Brooke became the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.

2. In 1830, on August 28, the Boston and Worcester Railroad officially opened for operation, making it the first railroad in Massachusetts and the second in the United States.

3. On August 28, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote. Frances Perkins, a Massachusetts native, was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Cabinet, serving as Secretary of Labor under President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

4. August 28, 1812, marked the beginning of the War of 1812 in Massachusetts, after the U.S. declared war on Great Britain. Massachusetts played a significant role in the war, supplying troops and ships to the U.S. military.

5. On August 28, 1910, the first airshow in the United States took place in Plymouth, Massachusetts, featuring some of the nation's earliest aviation pioneers. The show included aerial stunts, parachute jumps, and the first night flights in American aviation history.