Historical Events for 28th May 2024

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1958 - French government of Prime Minister Pierre Pflimlin resigns; 200,000 demonstrate against Charles de Gaulle
1959 - Congressional Committee of Astronautics meets Project 7 astronauts
1959 - Johnson and Bart's musical "Lock Up Your Daughters" premieres in London
1973 - Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins first of his two Indy triumphs after rain halts the race at lap 133
1980 - 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid
1982 - Pope John Paul II is 1st reigning pope to visit Great Britain (Adrian IV was born in England, as Nicholas Breakspear)
1986 - Democratic Labor Party wins parliamentary election in Barbados
1997 - Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time
2002 - NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2
2018 - One million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France

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