Tuesday, June 10, 2008

On May 28th....

From Wiki and other sources

These things happened:

1774 - American Revolutionary War: the first Continental Congress convenes.
1930 - The Chrysler Building in New York City officially opens.
1936 - Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication.
1937 - The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, DC, who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span.
1952 - Memphis Kiddie Park opens in Brooklyn, Ohio. The park's Little Dipper roller coaster would become the oldest operating steel roller coaster in North America.
1999 - In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" is put back on display.

These people were born

1779 - Thomas Moore, Irish poet
1888 - Jim Thorpe, American athlete
1934 Quintuplets - Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne - were born to Elzire Dionne in Ontario, Canada.
1936 - Betty Shabazz, American civil rights activist
1944 - Gladys Knight, American singer and actress
1945 - John Fogerty, American musician
1945 - Hunter "Patch" Adams, American doctor
1964 - Phil Vassar, American country music singer

Any of you have Birthdays or events on May 28th? Let us know in the comments.

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