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. Date: May 28, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day…
Nuclear testing: Pakistan responds to a series of nuclear tests by India with five of its own codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan, and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually. Date: May 28, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day…
In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece The Last Supper is put back on display. Date: May 28, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: May 28, 2002 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2002 📅 On This Day (Today)
Peter Hollingworth resigns as Governor-General of Australia following criticism of his handling of child sexual abuse allegations during his tenure as Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane. Date: May 28, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2003 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Iraqi Governing Council chooses Ayad Allawi, a longtime anti-Saddam Hussein exile, as prime minister of Iraq's interim government. Date: May 28, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of the Shah dynasty. Date: May 28, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers. Date: May 28, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: May 28, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This…
The Arkankergen massacre in Kazakhstan's Alakol District kills 15 people. Date: May 28, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)