What Happened on May 28

Battle Of Jumonville Glen

The Battle of Jumonville Glen, also known as the Jumonville affair, was the opening battle of the French and Indian War fought on May 28, 1754 near... Read more

Tanaghrisson And His Party Surprise The French

Tanacharison or Tanaghrisson (c. 1700? – 4 October 1754) was an American Indian leader who played a pivotal role in the beginning of the French and... Read more

Ohio Woman's Rights Convention Meets in Akron

Are not the natural wants and emotions of humanity common too, and shared equally by both sexes? Does man hunger and thirst, suffer cold and heat... Read more

Battle of Haw's Shop

Description: Gregg’s cavalry division, supported by Torbert’s division, advanced to cover the Army of the Potomac’s crossing of the Pamunkey River... Read more

Battle of Totopotomoy Creek

Description: Operations along Totopotomoy Creek opened with cavalry combats at the Pamunkey River crossing at Dabney’s Ferry (Hanovertown) and at... Read more

Jim Thorpe is Born

Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. He won Olympic gold medals in the 1912... Read more

Battle Of Cantigny

The Battle of Cantigny, fought on 28 May 1918, the second day of the great German offensive, was the first American offensive of World War... Read more

'The Torrents of Spring' Is Published

Set in northern Michigan in the mid-1920s The Torrents of Spring is about two World War I veterans, Yogi Johnson and writer Scripps O'Neill, both... Read more

Belgian Army Surrenders to Germany

The Belgian Army was stretched from Cadzand south to Menin on the river Leie, and west, from Menin, to Bruges without any sort of reserves. With... Read more

Evacuations of Allied Forces from Crete Begins

Over four nights, 16,000 troops were evacuated to Egypt by ships including the light cruiser HMS Ajax. The majority of these troops embarked from... Read more

Battle of the Hook

The third Battle of the Hook was a battle of the Korean War that took place between a United Nations force, consisting mostly of British troops,... Read more

"A Face In The Crowd" Is Released

A Face in the Crowd (1957) is a motion picture starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal, and Walter Matthau, and directed by Elia Kazan. The... Read more

Ronald Prescott Reagan is Born

Reagan grew up in Los Angeles and then Sacramento, while his father was Governor of California from 1967 to 1975. He has a sister, Patti Davis,... Read more

"Hud" Is Released

Hud is a 1963 film which tells the story of a self-centered, modern-day cowboy. It stars Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De... Read more

Battle of Ba Gia

The Battle of Ba Gia or Bãi Xoan was a battle of the Vietnam War, that began after an ARVN battalion was ambushed by Viet Cong (VC) forces on May... Read more

The Man Who Fell to Earth is released

The Man Who Fell to Earth is a 1976 science fiction film directed by Nicolas Roeg, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, about... Read more

Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire

The Beverly Hills nightclub in Southgate, Kentucky, was destroyed in a disastrous fire in 1977 in which 165 people perished. The club had a... Read more

MST3K Ep. K21 - "Legend of the Dinosaurs"

Movie Summary: Seismic activity around Mount Fuji awakens hibernating dinosaurs, who go on a rampage. Read more

N.W.A Releases "Niggaz4Life"

Niggaz4Life (also known as Efil4zaggin), was the third and final studio album by Gangsta rap group N.W.A, released in 1991. It was their final... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases Jungle Fever

"Jungle Fever" is the 1991 soundtrack album by Stevie Wonder released on Motown to Spike Lee's movie Jungle Fever. Wonder was asked by director... Read more

The Smashing Pumpkins release Gish

Gish is the debut album by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins. Released in 1991, frontman Billy Corgan described Gish as a "very... Read more

Nas Releases Single "If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)"

"If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)" is a 1996 hit hip hop single by Nas featuring Lauryn Hill of The Fugees. The single was Nas's first Top 20... Read more

Slayer Releases "Undisputed Attitude"

Undisputed Attitude is a cover album by American thrash metal band Slayer. The album is a collection of punk covers of bands like Minor Threat,... Read more

Pakistan tests its first atomic bomb to become the world's seventh nuclear power, code named Chagai-I

Chagai-I refers to the nuclear tests conducted by Pakistan in 1998. It was named Chagai-I as the tests were conducted in the Chagai District... Read more

Mastodon releases Remission

Remission is the full-length debut album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on May 28, 2002 via Relapse Records and was... Read more