May 28
1863 - The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed Blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War.
1912 - The Senate Commerce Committee issued its report on the Titanic disaster that cited a "state of absolute unpreparedness," improperly tested safety equipment and an "indifference to danger" as some of the causes of an "unnecessary tragedy."
1918 - American troops fought their first major battle of World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny; the Americans 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 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington signaling that vehicular traffic could begin crossing the just-opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.
1937 - Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, the Belgian army surrendered to invading German forces.
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, who had abdicated the British throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, died in Paris at age 77.
1977 - At least 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky.
1984 - President Ronald Reagan led a state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery for an unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old 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 nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks earlier.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $350 billion tax cut into law; the third-largest tax cut in U.S. history
2011 - After a four-year blockade, Egypt permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world.
2016 - A 3-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo; he was rescued by a team that shot to death a 400-pound gorilla named Harambe after the rescuers concluded that the boy’s life was at stake, a decision that led to mourning and criticism around the globe.
2020 - People torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon amid spreading protests over the death of George Floyd.
Birthdays
30 - Rhonda Paul (reality star)
33 - Craig Kimbrel (baseball player)
33 - Amra Olevic (model)
35 - Joseph Cross (actor)
35 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
35 - Michael Oher (football player)
36 - Carey Mulligan (actress)
36 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
39 - Megalyn Echikunwoke (actress)
39 - Alexa Davalos (actress)
42 - Monica Keena (actress)
42 - Jesse Bradford (actor)
43 - Jep Robertson (reality star)
43 - Jake Johnson (actor)
44 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck (TV host)
52 - Justin Kirk (actor)
53 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
57 - Christa Miller (actress)
57 - Phil Vassar (country singer)
59 - Brandon Cruz (actor)
63 - Louis Mustillo (actor)
76 - John Fogerty (singer)
77 - Billy Vera (singer)
77 - Gladys Knight (singer)
83 - Jerry West (basketball player)
90 - 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 and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, for the following season.
1968 - The American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
1995 - The White Sox and the Tigers combined for 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium.
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 him past Babe Ruth into second place on the all-time list.
2016 - New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot to death by an apartment resident after kicking down the door of what he mistakenly thought was his girlfriend’s flat in Dallas.
2020 - Organizers of the Boston Marathon canceled the event for the first time in its 124-year history because of the coronavirus; participants who verified that they ran 26.2 miles on their own would receive their finisher’s medal.
1863 - The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, made up of freed Blacks, left Boston to fight for the Union in the Civil War.
1912 - The Senate Commerce Committee issued its report on the Titanic disaster that cited a "state of absolute unpreparedness," improperly tested safety equipment and an "indifference to danger" as some of the causes of an "unnecessary tragedy."
1918 - American troops fought their first major battle of World War I as they launched an offensive against the German-held French village of Cantigny; the Americans 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 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt pushed a button in Washington signaling that vehicular traffic could begin crossing the just-opened Golden Gate Bridge in California.
1937 - Neville Chamberlain became prime minister of Great Britain.
1940 - During World War II, the Belgian army surrendered to invading German forces.
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, who had abdicated the British throne in order to marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson, died in Paris at age 77.
1977 - At least 165 people were killed when fire raced through the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky.
1984 - President Ronald Reagan led a state funeral at Arlington National Cemetery for an unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War.
1987 - Mathias Rust, a 19-year-old 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 nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks earlier.
2003 - President George W. Bush signed a $350 billion tax cut into law; the third-largest tax cut in U.S. history
2011 - After a four-year blockade, Egypt permanently opened the Gaza Strip’s main gateway to the outside world.
2016 - A 3-year-old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo; he was rescued by a team that shot to death a 400-pound gorilla named Harambe after the rescuers concluded that the boy’s life was at stake, a decision that led to mourning and criticism around the globe.
2020 - People torched a Minneapolis police station that the department was forced to abandon amid spreading protests over the death of George Floyd.
Birthdays
30 - Rhonda Paul (reality star)
33 - Craig Kimbrel (baseball player)
33 - Amra Olevic (model)
35 - Joseph Cross (actor)
35 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
35 - Michael Oher (football player)
36 - Carey Mulligan (actress)
36 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
39 - Megalyn Echikunwoke (actress)
39 - Alexa Davalos (actress)
42 - Monica Keena (actress)
42 - Jesse Bradford (actor)
43 - Jep Robertson (reality star)
43 - Jake Johnson (actor)
44 - Elisabeth Hasselbeck (TV host)
52 - Justin Kirk (actor)
53 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
57 - Christa Miller (actress)
57 - Phil Vassar (country singer)
59 - Brandon Cruz (actor)
63 - Louis Mustillo (actor)
76 - John Fogerty (singer)
77 - Billy Vera (singer)
77 - Gladys Knight (singer)
83 - Jerry West (basketball player)
90 - 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 and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively, for the following season.
1968 - The American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
1995 - The White Sox and the Tigers combined for 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium.
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 him past Babe Ruth into second place on the all-time list.
2016 - New Orleans Pelicans guard Bryce Dejean-Jones was shot to death by an apartment resident after kicking down the door of what he mistakenly thought was his girlfriend’s flat in Dallas.
2020 - Organizers of the Boston Marathon canceled the event for the first time in its 124-year history because of the coronavirus; participants who verified that they ran 26.2 miles on their own would receive their finisher’s medal.
