A bit of May 28th history…
1830 - US President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the army to force Cherokee, Chicksaw, Choctae, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting stage for Cherokee Trail of Tears (pictured)
1892 - Sierra Club formed in San Francisco for conservation of nature
1929 - 1st all color talking picture “On With the Show” exhibited in NYC
1961 Amnesty International founded
1999 - In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” is put back on display
2016 - Harambe, a gorilla in the Cincinnati Zoo, is shot after dragging a 3 year old boy who had slipped into the enclosure (pictured below)
Today In History: May 28