On this day in history
May 28
American
1830Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, dooming the eastern tribes to the Trail of Tears.
Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, dooming the eastern tribes to the Trail of Tears.
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World
-585A solar eclipse halts a battle between the Medes and Lydians, in an eclipse traditionally dated to this day an…
A solar eclipse halts a battle between the Medes and Lydians, in an eclipse traditionally dated to this day and said to be predicted by Thales.
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1987West German teenager Mathias Rust lands a small plane in Moscow's Red Square, humiliating Soviet air defenses.
West German teenager Mathias Rust lands a small plane in Moscow's Red Square, humiliating Soviet air defenses.
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1998Pakistan detonates nuclear weapons, answering India's tests two weeks earlier.
Pakistan detonates nuclear weapons, answering India's tests two weeks earlier.
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1961Amnesty International is founded with a newspaper appeal for prisoners of conscience.
Amnesty International is founded with a newspaper appeal for prisoners of conscience.
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