WHAT HAPPENED ON 28. MAY
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A solar eclipse occurs, as predicted by the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Cyaxares in the Battle of Halys, leading to a truce. This is one of the cardinal dates from which other dates can be calculated. (28. May 585. BC)

Battle of Hulao: Li Shimin, the son of the Chinese emperor Gao Zu, defeats the numerically superior forces of Dou Jiande near the Hulao Pass (Henan). This victory decides the outcome of the civil war that followed the Sui Dynasty's collapse in favour of the Tang Dynasty. (28. May 621)

James IV of Scotland and Margaret Tudor are married according to a papal bull by Pope Alexander VI. A Treaty of Everlasting Peace between Scotland and England signed on that occasion results in a peace that lasts ten years. (28. May 1503)

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid. (28. May 1533)

The Spanish Armada, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, heading for the English Channel. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.) (28. May 1588)

Bolton Massacre by Royalist troops under the command of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby. (28. May 1644)

French and Indian War: in the first engagement of the war, Virginia militia under the 22-year-old Lieutenant colonel George Washington defeat a French reconnaissance party in the Battle of Jumonville Glen in what is now Fayette County in southwestern Pennsylvania. (28. May 1754)

The U.S. President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act which relocates Native Americans. (28. May 1830)

The Paris Commune falls. (28. May 1871)

In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club. (28. May 1892)

Gare d'Orsay railway station is inaugurated in Paris. (28. May 1900)

Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima ends with the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet by Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and the Imperial Japanese Navy. (28. May 1905)

The first Isle of Man TT race was held. (28. May 1907)

The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence. (28. May 1918)

28 May 1926 coup d'état: Ditadura Nacional is established in Portugal to suppress the unrest of the First Republic. (28. May 1926)

In the Netherlands, construction of the Afsluitdijk is completed and the Zuiderzee bay is converted to the freshwater IJsselmeer. (28. May 1932)

Near Callander, Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets are born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne; they will be the first quintuplets to survive infancy. (28. May 1934)

Alan Turing submits On Computable Numbers for publication. (28. May 1936)

Klaipėda Radio Station begins regular broadcasting. (28. May 1936)

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., who pushes a button signaling the start of vehicle traffic over the span. (28. May 1937)