This Day in History

May 28th in History

The Spanish Armada sets sail! In other news, John Fogarty and Gladys Knight are born, as are Ian Fleming and Jim Thorpe. Audie Murphy and Noah Webster die, and it's Downfall of the Derg Day in Ethiopia.

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Quote of the Day

“Every possible reezon that could ever be offered for altering the spelling of wurds, still exists in full force; and if a gradual reform should not be made in our language, it wil proov that we are less under the influence of reezon than our ancestors.”

Noah Webster, lexicographer died May 28, 1843