Today In History. What Happened This Day In History
A Timeline Of Events That Occurred On This Day In History
A chronological timetable of historical events that occurred on this day in history. Historical facts of the day in the areas of military, politics, science, music, sports, arts, entertainment and more. Discover what happened today in history.
Today in History
May 28
| 585 BC | A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw. | |
| 1805 | Napoleon is crowned in Milan, Italy. | |
| 1830 | Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to the western Prairie. | |
| 1863 | The 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African-American recruits, leaves Boston, headed for Hilton Head, South Carolina. | |
| 1859 | The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France. | |
| 1871 | The Paris commune is suppressed by troops from Versailles. | |
| 1900 | Britain annexes the Orange Free State in South Africa. | |
| 1940 | Belgium surrenders to Germany. | |
| 1953 | Melody, the first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, premiers. | |
| 1961 | Amnesty International, a human rights organization, is founded. | |
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| 1759 | William Pitt the Younger, prime minister of England (1783-1801). | |
| 1738 | Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotine, French inventor of the execution device which bears his name. | |
| 1779 | Thomas Moore, Irish poet. | |
| 1807 | Jean Agassiz, naturalist and educator. | |
| 1818 | P.G.T. Beauregard, Confederate general during the American Civil War. | |
| 1888 | Jim Thorpe, American athlete. | |
| 1908 | Ian Fleming, British novelist, created the character James Bond. | |
| 1910 | T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist and singer. | |
| 1912 | Patrick White, Australian writer (The Tree of Man, The Eye of the Storm). | |
| 1916 | Walker Percy, writer (The Moviegoer, Love in the Ruins). | |
| 1918 | Herb Shriner, radio humorist. | |
| 1919 | May Swenson, poet. | |
| 1932 | Stephen Birmingham, novelist and biographer. | |
| 1936 | Fred Chappell, poet and novelist. | |
| 1940 | Maeve Binchy, Irish writer (Circle of Friends, The Copper Beach). | |
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