May 28 is Amnesty International Day
National Brisket Day
May 28 is also the feast day of Saint Bernard of Menthon, patron saint of all mountain climbers and skiers. He founded a hospice that has served travelers in the Alps for nearly a millennium. The St. Bernard dog is so named in his memory.
George I, King of England (born May 28, 1660; died June 11, 1727), could neither speak nor write the English language. This German prince from Hanover and heir to the throne succeeded Queen Anne when he was fifty-four years old. He had no desire and made no attempt to learn the language of the country he ruled for thirteen years.
—From Asimov, Isaac. Isaac Asimov’s Book of Facts. New York, Bell Publishing Company, 1981
French and Indian War, May 28, 1754: in the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia, under the 22-year-old Lieutenant Colonel George Washington, defeated a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets were born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne on May 28, 1934; they were the first quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls (Yvonne, Annette, Cecile, Emilie, and Marie) were removed from their home and made wards of the government. They spent their youth being tourist attractions. There were Dionne dolls and paperdolls, and movies. They were returned to their parents in 1943. Annette and Cecile are still living. Emilie died in 1954, Marie in 1970, and Yvonne in 2001.
1937 – Volkswagen (VW), the German automobile manufacturer was founded.
The Palestine Liberation Organization was formed in 1964.