May 28
1863 - Robert Gould Shaw, leading the first northern all-Black regiment, leaves Boston for the Civil War.
1892 - The Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco.
1918 - American troops fought their first major battle during World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny; the American succeeded in capturing the village.
1929 - The first all-color, full-length talking picture, "On With the Show!", debuted.
1934 - The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada.
1937 - Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, Belgium surrendered to Germany.
1959 - The U.S. Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a Jupiter missile for a suborbital flight which both primates survived.
1964 - The charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization was issued at the start of a meeting of the Palestine National Congress in Jerusalem.
1972 - Edward, the Duke of Windsor and formerly King Edward VIII, who had abdicated the British throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson, died in Paris at age 77.
1977 - 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky.
1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old pilot from West Germany, landed his private plane in Moscow's Red Square. He was arrested and sentenced to four years in a labor camp, but was released after just one.
1997 - Linda Finch completed Amelia Earhart's attempted around-the-world flight.
1998 - Pakistan staged two nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests conducted two weeks prior.
1998 - Comic actor Phil Hartman of "Saturday Night Live" and "NewsRadio" fame was shot to death at his home in Encino, California by his wife, Brynn, who then killed herself.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $350 billion tax cut into law, the third-largest tax cut in U.S. history.
2013 - Calling it perhaps the biggest money-laundering scheme in U.S. history, federal prosecutors charged seven people with running what amounted to an online, underworld bank, saying that Liberty Reserve handled $6 billion for drug dealers, child pornographers, identity thieves and other criminals around the globe.
2018 - Speaking before an audience of Cabinet members, military leaders, veterans and families, President Donald Trump paid a Memorial Day tribute at Arlington National Cemetery, saying he came to honor "America's greatest heroes."
2020 - People torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon amid spreading protests over the death of George Floyd. Protesters in New York defied a coronavirus prohibition on public gatherings, clashing with police; demonstrators blocked traffic and smashed vehicles in downtown Denver before police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. At least seven people were shot as gunfire erupted during a protest in Louisville, Kentucky, to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her home in March.
Birthdays
23 - Maisie Peters (singer)
27 - Madison Grace (model)
35 - Craig Kimbrel (baseball player)
35 - Amra Olevic (model)
37 - Joseph Cross (actor)
37 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
37 - Michael Oher (football player)
38 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
38 - Carey Mulligan (actor)
41 - Alexa Davalos (actress)
42 - Laura Bailey (actress)
44 - Monica Keena (actress)
44 - Jesse Bradford (actor)
45 - Jake Johnson (actor)
45 - Jep Robertson (reality star)
46 - Jaheim (singer)
46 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck (TV personality)
52 - Ekaterina Gordeeva (figure skater)
54 - Justin Kirk (actor)
55 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
59 - Christa Miller (actress)
59 - Phil Vassar (singer)
61 - Brandon Cruz (actor)
78 - John Fogerty (singer)
79 - Billy Vera (singer)
79 - Gladys Knight (singer)
85 - Jerry West (basketball player)
92 - Carroll Baker (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 28
1951 - Willie Mays hit his first home run. It was also his first major league hit.
1957 - Baseball owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and for the New York Giants to move to San Francisco.
1968 - The American League announces it will split into two divisions.
1968 - The National League grants a franchise to the San Diego Padres.
2003 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) announced his retirement from the NHL. He left his career as the NHL leader in victories (551) and games played (1,029). He was also the all-time leader in playoff victories, games played and shutouts.
2006 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 715th career home run, moving past Babe Ruth and into second place on the major league all-time career list.
2018 - The Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals to setup a meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth consecutive season.
2022 - Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in soccer's Champions League final.
1863 - Robert Gould Shaw, leading the first northern all-Black regiment, leaves Boston for the Civil War.
1892 - The Sierra Club was organized in San Francisco.
1918 - American troops fought their first major battle during World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny; the American succeeded in capturing the village.
1929 - The first all-color, full-length talking picture, "On With the Show!", debuted.
1934 - The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada.
1937 - Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, Belgium surrendered to Germany.
1959 - The U.S. Army launched Able, a rhesus monkey, and Baker, a squirrel monkey, aboard a Jupiter missile for a suborbital flight which both primates survived.
1964 - The charter of the Palestine Liberation Organization was issued at the start of a meeting of the Palestine National Congress in Jerusalem.
1972 - Edward, the Duke of Windsor and formerly King Edward VIII, who had abdicated the British throne to marry American Wallis Warfield Simpson, died in Paris at age 77.
1977 - 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky.
1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old pilot from West Germany, landed his private plane in Moscow's Red Square. He was arrested and sentenced to four years in a labor camp, but was released after just one.
1997 - Linda Finch completed Amelia Earhart's attempted around-the-world flight.
1998 - Pakistan staged two nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests conducted two weeks prior.
1998 - Comic actor Phil Hartman of "Saturday Night Live" and "NewsRadio" fame was shot to death at his home in Encino, California by his wife, Brynn, who then killed herself.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $350 billion tax cut into law, the third-largest tax cut in U.S. history.
2013 - Calling it perhaps the biggest money-laundering scheme in U.S. history, federal prosecutors charged seven people with running what amounted to an online, underworld bank, saying that Liberty Reserve handled $6 billion for drug dealers, child pornographers, identity thieves and other criminals around the globe.
2018 - Speaking before an audience of Cabinet members, military leaders, veterans and families, President Donald Trump paid a Memorial Day tribute at Arlington National Cemetery, saying he came to honor "America's greatest heroes."
2020 - People torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon amid spreading protests over the death of George Floyd. Protesters in New York defied a coronavirus prohibition on public gatherings, clashing with police; demonstrators blocked traffic and smashed vehicles in downtown Denver before police used tear gas to disperse the crowd. At least seven people were shot as gunfire erupted during a protest in Louisville, Kentucky, to demand justice for Breonna Taylor, a Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her home in March.
Birthdays
23 - Maisie Peters (singer)
27 - Madison Grace (model)
35 - Craig Kimbrel (baseball player)
35 - Amra Olevic (model)
37 - Joseph Cross (actor)
37 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
37 - Michael Oher (football player)
38 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
38 - Carey Mulligan (actor)
41 - Alexa Davalos (actress)
42 - Laura Bailey (actress)
44 - Monica Keena (actress)
44 - Jesse Bradford (actor)
45 - Jake Johnson (actor)
45 - Jep Robertson (reality star)
46 - Jaheim (singer)
46 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck (TV personality)
52 - Ekaterina Gordeeva (figure skater)
54 - Justin Kirk (actor)
55 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
59 - Christa Miller (actress)
59 - Phil Vassar (singer)
61 - Brandon Cruz (actor)
78 - John Fogerty (singer)
79 - Billy Vera (singer)
79 - Gladys Knight (singer)
85 - Jerry West (basketball player)
92 - Carroll Baker (actress)
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Today in Sports History - May 28
1951 - Willie Mays hit his first home run. It was also his first major league hit.
1957 - Baseball owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and for the New York Giants to move to San Francisco.
1968 - The American League announces it will split into two divisions.
1968 - The National League grants a franchise to the San Diego Padres.
2003 - Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) announced his retirement from the NHL. He left his career as the NHL leader in victories (551) and games played (1,029). He was also the all-time leader in playoff victories, games played and shutouts.
2006 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit his 715th career home run, moving past Babe Ruth and into second place on the major league all-time career list.
2018 - The Golden State Warriors advanced to the NBA Finals to setup a meeting with the Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth consecutive season.
2022 - Real Madrid became European champion for a record-extending 14th time after beating Liverpool 1-0 in soccer's Champions League final.
