Today in History
May 28

585 BC		A solar eclipse interrupts a battle outside of Sardis in western Turkey between Medes and Lydians. The battle ends in a draw.
1805		Napoleon is crowned in Milan, Italy.
1830		Congress authorizes Indian removal from all states to the western Prairie.
1863		The 54th Massachusetts, a regiment of African-American recruits, leaves Boston, headed for Hilton Head, South Carolina.
1859		The French army launches a flanking attack on the Austrian army in Northern France.
1871		The Paris commune is suppressed by troops from Versailles.
1900		Britain annexes the Orange Free State in South Africa.
1940		Belgium surrenders to Germany.
1953		Melody, the first animated 3-D cartoon in Technicolor, premiers.
1961		Amnesty International, a human rights organization, is founded.