What Happened on May 28

Electric Prunes release California

California was released in 2004 after a hiatus lasting over 3 decades. The Electric Prunes' previous studio album "Just Good Old Rock and Roll"... Read more

Yacht Rock Episode 9

Van Halen puts a curse on Ted Templeman to force him to produce their hard rock song. In a subplot, Loggins loses his car keys and has everyone in... Read more

Anaheim Ducks Win 2007 Stanley Cup Finals

The 2007 Stanley Cup Final was the 2007 edition of the final series of the National Hockey League's Stanley Cup playoffs. The best-of-seven series... Read more

Chicago Turkish Festival 2008

Celebrating Turkish Culture in the City of Chicago Those who visit Daley Plaza in the heart of downtown Chicago on May 28th through May 31st... Read more

New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 4-2

Less than 24 hours earlier, the Orioles' offense had broken out with one of its best efforts of the season. But that performance figured to be... Read more

Baltimore Orioles defeat Detroit Tigers, 5-1

Reliever Chris Ray, who appeared to be the Orioles' closer-in-waiting at the start of the season, was demoted to Triple-A Norfolk on Thursday after... Read more

Boston Red Sox defeat Minnesota Twins, 3-1

MINNEAPOLIS - No sooner had the words come out of Josh Beckett's mouth than Jason Varitek popped out of his crouch and turned around, getting face... Read more

Chicago Alderman Ike Carothers indicted on corruption charges

Ald. Isaac Carothers (29th), a staunch ally of Mayor Richard Daley, was indicted today on charges he accepted about $40,000 in improvements to his... Read more

Game 48: Sox beat Twins, 3 - 1

Red Sox - 000 010 200 - 3 6 0 Twins - 010 000 000 - 1 5 0 Jason Varitek hit two solo home runs -- the second on a long bomb deep into... Read more

Judicial Council Refuses U.S. District Court Judge Samuel Kent's Disability Status

Former U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent tried to blame his sexual attacks of female staff members on alcoholism and mental illness, but the Judicial... Read more

Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs, 2-1

CHICAGO — The Dodgers' 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Thursday night at Wrigley Field left Manager Joe Torre shaking his head. Asked how... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Orlando Magic, 96-84

The last time Paul Pierce and Ray Allen were at a postgame podium together, they were bitter and disappointed. They had been eliminated on their... Read more

Gary Coleman Dies

Gary Coleman, who by age 11 had skyrocketed to become TV's brightest star but as an adult could never quite land on solid footing, has died after... Read more

Gyaneshwari Express Derailment

A day after a major train accident involving the Howrah-Kurla Jnaneswari Express and a goods train here, the death count rose to 141 on Saturday... Read more

Kansas City Royals defeat Boston Red Sox, 12-5

Tired of watching the Kansas City Royals run around the bases largely unopposed, Red Sox fans resorted to chanting “Let’s go Celtics’’ by the... Read more

Minnesota Twins defeat Texas Rangers, 2-1

The Twins have been in first place since April 7, but they have several players they want to see clicking again before anyone gets too... Read more

Maya Angelou Dies

All my work, my life, everything I do is about survival, not just bare, awful, plodding survival, but survival with grace and faith. While one may... Read more