Daniel François Malan is elected as Prime Minister of South Africa. He later goes on to implement Apartheid. Date: May 28, 1948 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1948 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's 26th of July Movement, heavily reinforced by Frank Pais Militia, overwhelm an army post in El Uvero. Date: May 28, 1958 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1958 📅 On This Day (Today)
Peter Benenson's article The Forgotten Prisoners is published in several internationally read newspapers. This will later be thought of as the founding of the human rights organization Amnesty International. Date: May 28, 1961 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1961 📅 On This Day…
The Soviet Kosmos 5 satellite is launched. Date: May 28, 1962 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1962 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader. Date: May 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1964 📅 On This Day (Today)
Garuda Indonesian Airways Flight 892 crashes near Nala Sopara in India, killing 30. Date: May 28, 1968 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1968 📅 On This Day (Today)
Northern Ireland's power-sharing Sunningdale Agreement collapses following a general strike by loyalists. Date: May 28, 1974 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1974 📅 On This Day (Today)
At Brampton Centennial Secondary School, student Michael Slobodian kills two people and injures 13 others before committing suicide. Date: May 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fifteen West African countries sign the Treaty of Lagos, creating the Economic Community of West African States. Date: May 28, 1975 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1975 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Beverly Hills Supper Club in Southgate, Kentucky, is engulfed by fire, killing 165 people inside. Date: May 28, 1977 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1977 📅 On This Day (Today)