1831
Activism
Birth of Eliza Ann Gardner
Born on May 28, 1831, she became a key figure in abolitionism and women's rights.
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17 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1912
Science
Birth of Ruby Payne-Scott
Ruby Violet Payne-Scott was born in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia.
View details1924
Literature
Elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters
Wharton was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters, a major American honorary arts institution.
View details1929
Literature
Death of Alice Stopford Green
Alice Stopford Green passed away on May 28, 1929, in Dublin, Ireland.
View details1933
1940
Literature
Birth of Maeve Binchy in Dalkey, County Dublin
Maeve Binchy was born on 28 May 1940 in Dalkey, County Dublin, Ireland, the eldest of four children.
View details1966
Politics
Appointment to Central Cultural Revolution Group
Jiang Qing was appointed to the Central Cultural Revolution Group on May 28, 1966.
View details1974
Arts
Primetime Emmy Award for Love Among the Ruins
Hepburn won the Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series for Love Among the Ruins at the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards.
View details1974
Science
Second Emmy: Actress of the Year for Miss Jane Pittman
On the same night, Tyson also won the Actress of the Year – Special award for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
View details1974
Science
First Black woman to win Emmy for Lead Actress in a Television Movie
At the 26th Primetime Emmy Awards, Tyson won Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.
View details1978
Sports
Record-setting 9th-place finish in the Indianapolis 500
Guthrie set a record with a 9th-place finish in the Indy 500.
View details1981
Arts
Death of Mary Lou Williams
Mary Lou Williams passed away on May 28, 1981, in Durham, North Carolina.
View details1991
Activism
Death of Ethel L. Payne
Ethel L. Payne passed away in Washington D.C., from a heart attack.
View details2002
Literature
Died in Toledo, Ohio
Mildred Wirt Benson died on May 28, 2002, in Toledo, Ohio, at age 96, just days after filing her final newspaper column.
View details2002
Medicine
Death of Ruby Bradley
Ruby Bradley passed away on May 28, 2002, in Hazard, Kentucky.
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Arts
Death of Janet Collins
Janet Collins passed away on May 28, 2003, in Fort Worth, Texas.
View details2019
Science
U.S. Patent No. 10,301,651 Granted
USPTO granted U.S. Patent No. 10,301,651 to the UC team for CRISPR methods enabling sequence-specific gene repression or activation.
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