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May 28

4 sourced moments from May 28 in history: The Eclipse of Thales stopped a battle on 28 May 585 BC (-585); Volkswagen Is Founded in Germany (1937); Hillary and Tenzing pitch the highest camp in history for their Everest bid (1953), plus 1 more.

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4 things happened on May 28

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1959 Space · Space Exploration

Able and Baker were the first US animals to survive space

Two monkeys rode a Jupiter missile 300 miles up in May 1959 and came back alive, though Soviet dogs had made the trip years earlier.

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1953 Earth & Climate · Geology

Hillary and Tenzing pitch the highest camp in history for their Everest bid

On 28 May 1953, two climbers hauled a tent far above the South Col and spent a freezing night poised for the summit.

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1937 Society & Economy · Business & Markets

Volkswagen Is Founded in Germany

A state-backed plan to put an affordable car in every German driveway gave the world its most enduring people's car.

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-585 Space · Solar System

The Eclipse of Thales stopped a battle on 28 May 585 BC

Lydia and the Medes broke off a six-year war when day turned to night. Here is how astronomers chose the date over a rival from 610 BC.

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