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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
User:WxHalo/maintest
May 28
:
Republic Day
in Armenia (
1918
);
Independence Day
in Azerbaijan (
1918
)
Mozaffar ad-Din
585 BC
– According to the Greek historian
Herodotus
,
a solar eclipse
, accurately predicted by
Thales of Miletus
, abruptly ended the
Battle of Halys
between the
Lydians
and the
Medes
.
1644
–
English Civil War
:
Royalist
troops
stormed and captured
the
Parliamentarian
stronghold of
Bolton
, leading to a massacre of defenders and local residents.
1754
–
French and Indian War
: Led by 22-year-old
George Washington
, a company of
Virginia
colonial
militiamen
ambushed a force of 35
Canadiens
at the
Battle of Jumonville Glen
.
1901
–
Mozaffar ad-Din
(pictured)
, Shah of
Persia
,
granted exclusive rights
to prospect for oil in the country to
William Knox D'Arcy
.
1937
– The
rise of Neville Chamberlain
culminated with his accession as
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
, being summoned to
Buckingham Palace
to "
kiss hands
".
2002
– An independent commission appointed by
the Football Association
voted two-to-one to allow
Wimbledon F.C.
to relocate from London
to
Milton Keynes
.
Robert Baldock
(
d.
1327)
Francis Gleeson (priest)
(
b.
1884)
Carroll Baker
(
b.
1931)
Kylie Minogue
(
b.
1968)
More anniversaries:
May 27
May 28
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