May 28
Today is the 149th day of 2016, there are 217 days left in the year.
1533 - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid.
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.
1929 - The first all-color, full-length talking picture, On With the Show!, debuted.
1934 - The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada.
1940 - The Belgian army surrendered to the Germans during World War II.
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 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.
1998 - Pakistan staged nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks earlier.
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.
Birthdays
28 - Percy Harvin (football player)
30 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
30 - Michael Oher (football player)
31 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
31 - Carey Mulligan (actress)
38 - Jep Robertson (reality TV star)
38 - Jake Johnson (actor)
44 - Chiara Mastroianni (actress)
45 - Marco Rubio (politician)
48 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
52 - Christa Miller (actress)
71 - John Fogerty (singer)
72 - Gladys Knight (singer)
78 - Jerry West (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - May 28
1887 - All-around athlete Jim Thorpe was born.
1957 - Baseball owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively.
1968 - The American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
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 hits his 715th career home run, moving past Babe Ruth and into second place on the all-time home run list behind Hank Aaron.
Today is the 149th day of 2016, there are 217 days left in the year.
1533 - The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declared the marriage of England's King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid.
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.
1929 - The first all-color, full-length talking picture, On With the Show!, debuted.
1934 - The Dionne quintuplets were born in Ontario, Canada.
1940 - The Belgian army surrendered to the Germans during World War II.
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 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.
1998 - Pakistan staged nuclear tests in response to India's nuclear tests two weeks earlier.
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.
Birthdays
28 - Percy Harvin (football player)
30 - Seth Rollins (professional wrestler)
30 - Michael Oher (football player)
31 - Colbie Caillat (singer)
31 - Carey Mulligan (actress)
38 - Jep Robertson (reality TV star)
38 - Jake Johnson (actor)
44 - Chiara Mastroianni (actress)
45 - Marco Rubio (politician)
48 - Kylie Minogue (singer)
52 - Christa Miller (actress)
71 - John Fogerty (singer)
72 - Gladys Knight (singer)
78 - Jerry West (basketball player)
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Today in Sports History - May 28
1887 - All-around athlete Jim Thorpe was born.
1957 - Baseball owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants to move to Los Angeles and San Francisco, respectively.
1968 - The American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
1991 - The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars in six games to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history.
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 hits his 715th career home run, moving past Babe Ruth and into second place on the all-time home run list behind Hank Aaron.
