Inventions, firsts, and turning points tied to today’s date — each one sourced and dated.
On 28 May 1959, two small monkeys rode a Jupiter missile to the edge of space and were fished from the sea unharmed.
On 28 May 1953, two climbers hauled a tent far above the South Col and spent a freezing night poised for the summit.
When day turned to night over their battlefield, the Lydians and Medes laid down arms, an eclipse now fixed to a single calendar day.
