On This Day May 28th5

 OTD

May 28th is the one-hundred-forty-eighth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 217 days remain until the end of the year.

 Events

585 BC – A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of the Eclipse, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. It is also the earliest event of which the precise date is known.

621 – Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gaozu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decided the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui dynasty's collapse in favor of the Tang dynasty.

1588 – The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel.

1644 – English Civil War: Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby.

1871 – The Paris Commune falls after two months.

1892 – In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.

1926—The 28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional was established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic.

1936 – Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.

1937 – Volkswagen, the German automobile manufacturer, is founded.

1987 – An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defenses and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

2002 – The last steel girder is removed from the original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.

 

Birthdays

1140 – Xin Qiji, Chinese poet, general, and politician (d. 1207)

1676 – Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician and academic (d. 1754)

1692 – Geminiano Giacomelli, Italian composer (d. 1740)

1807 – Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American paleontologist, and geologist (d. 1873)

1858 – Carl Richard Nyberg, Swedish inventor and businessman, developed the blow torch (d. 1939)

1900 – Tommy Ladnier, American trumpet player (d. 1939)

1915 – Joseph Greenberg, American linguist and academic (d. 2001)

1938 – Jerry West, American basketball player, coach, and executive.

1957 – Kirk Gibson, American baseball player and manager


Holiday Highlight

Whooping Crane was near extinction by 1973, with less than 50 birds. The International Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, helps conserve cranes and their ecosystems worldwide. The organization provides information, leadership, and encouragement to help resolve the issues affecting cranes. People must cooperate to protect and restore Whooping Crane populations and their ecosystems. The holiday is a significant opportunity to spread awareness of the situation with Whooping Cranes. More people in society can understand what these beautiful creatures go through. This allows us to create measures that help to protect them. Once we know an animal species better, we can help them survive and grow.

The Whooping Crane is considered to be among the oldest living bird species on earth. Many people know about them but are not very interested. The average American may be aware of cranes but must learn how they live or the situations they face in their environments. Cranes serve as a symbol of longevity and fidelity. The Crane symbol represents purity, vigilance, longevity, and good fortune. The meanings of crane birds can also be harmful in some cultures. They can represent deception, death, or even as a symbol of the devil. About 11 of the 15 species are threatened with extinction due to hunting, habitat loss, and poisoning. Conserving endangered birds has proven to be a challenge.

 

Holidays And Observance

Amnesty International Day

International Hamburger Day

Menstrual Hygiene Day

National Brisket Day

National Hamburger Day

Slugs Return From Capistrano Day

Whooping Crane Day

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