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.
A state-backed plan to put an affordable car in every German driveway gave the world its most enduring people's car.
When day turned to night over their battlefield, the Lydians and Medes laid down arms, an eclipse now fixed to a single calendar day.
