All Events

Historical Events on May 28

  • San Francisco

    1892

    In San Francisco, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club.

  • Volkswagen

    1937

    Volkswagen (VW), the German automobile manufacturer is founded.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.

  • Northern Ireland

    1974

    Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists.

  • Bill Clinton

    1996

    U.S. President Bill Clinton's former business partners in the Whitewater land deal, Jim McDougal and Susan McDougal, and the Governor of Arkansas Jim Guy Tucker, are convicted of fraud.

  • Milan

    1999

    In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display.

  • Nepal

    2008

    The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty.

  • West Bengal

    2010

    In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers.

  • Malta

    2011

    Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divorce under certain conditions being enacted later in the year.

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