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May 28, 585 BC - A solar eclipse in Asia Minor occurred,
leading to a battle truce, and historical astronomy has set May 28th, 585 BC as
the likely day for this event. This became a cardinal point from which other
dates in ancient history have been calculated.
May 28, 1754 – In the first engagement of the French and
Indian War, Virginia militia under 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George
Washington defeated a French reconnaissance party and Indian scouts in the
Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern
Pennsylvania.
May 28, 1828 – A United States arsenal was established at
Mt. Vernon, Ala., near the juncture of the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers. It had
previously been the headquarters for General Claiborne in the Creek War of
1813-1814. In 1873, the Arsenal was converted into a barracks, which from 1887
to 1894 housed Apache Indian prisoners, including Geronimo. In 1895 the land
was conveyed to the State of Alabama and became the site of the Mt. Vernon
Hospital.
May 28, 1830 – U.S. President Andrew Jackson signed the
Indian Removal Act which relocated Native Americans. The policy primarily
affected five tribes: the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole
nations of the southeastern United States.
May 28, 1832 – Confederate officer William Hugh Means King
was born in Madison in Morgan County, Ga. He would go on to serve as captain of
Co. H of the 5th Georgia Regiment and organized a company of infantry called
the Hardee Rifles in Georgia. The unit mustered in at Pensacola, Fla. on May
12, 1861, and King was cited for gallantry at Santa Rosa Island, Fla. He was
promoted to major and served as brigade adjutant for Gen. R.H. Anderson,
Brigadier General Kirby Smith and General Braxton Bragg. He was ordered to
collect scattered cavalry troops and report to Gen. Joseph Wheeler, where he
served until the end of the war. King was a graduate of State University of
Georgia in Athens and was a lawyer, Mayor of Evergreen and served as principal
of the Evergreen Academy. He passed away in Evergreen at the age of 82 on June
3, 1914 (some sources say June 5) and he was buried in the Old Evergreen
Cemetery.
May 28, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish was fought
at Florence, Ala.
May 28, 1863 - The 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the Army’s
first black regiment, left Boston for combat in the South.
May 28, 1878 – French sinologist and explorer Paul Pelliot
was born in Paris, France. He is best known for his explorations of Central
Asia and his discovery of many important Chinese texts among the Dunhuang
manuscripts.
May 28, 1885 – Major C.L. Scott of Monroeville, Ala. and his
private secretary, Col. B.L. Hibbard, were to set sail from New York for
Caracas on this day. Earlier in the month, U.S. President Grover Cleveland
appointed Scott to be U.S. Minister to Venezuela.
May 28, 1887 - Olympic athlete, baseball and basketball
player Jim Thorpe was born in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma.
May 28, 1892 – In San Francisco, John Muir organized the
Sierra Club.
May 28, 1902 - Owen Wister’s The Virginian was published by Macmillan Press. It was the first “serious” Western and one of the most influential in the genre.
May 28, 1907 - Journalist Eddy Gilmore was born in Selma, Ala.
May 28, 1908 Author, journalist and “James Bond” creator Ian
Fleming was born in London.
May 28, 1909 – The Conecuh Record reported that 1.5 inches
of rain fell in Evergreen, Ala. and about four inches fell on the following
day.
May 28, 1913 – Poet May Swenson was born in Logan, Utah.
May 28, 1916 – Novelist Walker Percy was born in Birmingham,
and he is best known for his 1961 novel, “The Moviegoer.”
May 28, 1922 - Alabama author John Allan Wyeth died in New
York, N.Y.
May 28, 1929 – Conecuh County High School in Castleberry,
Ala. was scheduled to hold graduation exercises and the commencement address
was to be delivered by Dr. E.C. Moore, president of the Downing-Shofner
Institute of Brewton. Also that night, CCHS principal G.M. Veazey was to
deliver diplomas to 13 seniors. Members of the senior class included Anna Ree
Brandon, Harvey Beard, Jessie Mae Ellis, Emma Lee Holland, Earle Howington,
Ralph Howington, Lottie Lynch, Allene Miniard, Charles Price, Mary Ester
Stapleton, Lillie Belle Stone, Hazel Clair Riley and Ercie Ward.
May 28, 1937 – The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco,
California, was officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in
Washington, D.C., who pushed a button to signal the start of vehicle traffic
over the span.
May 28, 1941 - The first night baseball game in Washington,
D.C. took place. The Yankees beat the Senators, 6-5, at Griffith Stadium.
May 28, 1945 – The USS Eldridge departed New York City for
service in the Pacific. En route to Saipan in July, it made contact with an
underwater object and immediately attacked, but no results were observed.
May 28, 1946 - The first night game in the original Yankee
Stadium took place. The Senators beat the Yankees, 2-1.
May 28, 1950 – On this Sunday afternoon, the Evergreen
Greenies of the Dixie Amateur League were scheduled to play a doubleheader
against Bay Minette in Bay Minette, Ala.
May 28, 1951 - Batting for the New York Giants against the Boston Braves, Alabama native Willie Mays gets his first hit in the Major Leagues--a home run. Born near Birmingham, the "Say Hey Kid" went on to be named National League Rookie of the Year and hit 660 homers in a legendary Hall of Fame career.
May 28, 1956 - Dale Long became the first to hit home runs in eight consecutive games.
May 28, 1957 - National League club owners voted to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to move to Los Angeles and that the New York Giants could move to San Francisco.
May 28, 1959 - Two monkeys, Able and Baker, became the first living creatures to survive a space flight. Their voyage reached speeds of 10,000 mph and lasted 15 minutes.
May 28, 1965 – Evergreen High School was scheduled to hold graduation exercises on this Friday night in Memorial Gymnasium at 8 p.m. Kay Holman was the valedictorian, and Nancy Nix was the salutatorian. Sixty-five students were expected to receive diplomas.
May 28, 1965 – Conecuh County High School in Castleberry, Ala. was scheduled to hold graduation exercises on this Friday night at 8 p.m. Donald Sawyer was the valedictorian, and Jimmy Oliver was the salutatorian. Twenty-nine seniors were expected to receive diplomas.
May 28, 1968 – Atomic submarine USS Scorpion, with a crew of 99, failed to return to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., seven days after sending its last routine message 250 miles west of the Azores. Presumed lost on June 5, a naval oceanographic research ship several months later would find its wreckage at more than 10,000 feet on the edge of the Sargasso Sea. The reason for its sinking remains undetermined.
May 28, 1969 – Army Cpl. Clarence Taylor of Greenville, Ala.
was killed in action in Vietnam.
he Year and hit 660 homers in a legendary Hall of Fame
career.
May 28, 1974 – John Drew of Beatrice, Ala. was drafted in
the second round of the NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks.
May 28, 1988 – Major League Baseball relief pitcher Craig
Kimbrel was born in Huntsville, Ala. During his career, he has played for the
Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres.
May 28, 1993 – English amputee and sprint runner Jonathan
“Jonnie” Peacock was born in Cambridge, England. An amputee and sprint runner,
he won gold at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, representing Great Britain in the
T44 men's 100 metres event.
May 28, 1995 - The White Sox and the Tigers combined for 12
home runs at Tiger Stadium.
May 28, 2002 – The last steel girder was removed from the
original World Trade Center site. Cleanup duties officially end with closing
ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
May 28, 2004 – The Iraqi Governing Council chose Ayad
Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's
interim government.
May 28, 2006 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit
his 715th career home run, allowing Bonds to pass Babe Ruth on the all time
list into second place.
May 28, 2012 – The Conecuh County Veterans Monument was
officially dedicated during special ceremony attended by over 100 people.
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