May 28. Fidel Castro's forces take over an army post in El Uvero, 1958.
May 27. F4 tornado hits St. L. MO and East St. L. Illinois, with 255 fatalities in 1896.
May 26. Alse Young is the first colonist burned as a witch, 1647.
May 25. Ohio State University's Jesse Owens breaks three world records.
May 24. John Brown and his men kill five supporters of slavery in 1856.
May 23. Cyrill Demian receives patent for the accordion in 1829.
May 22. President Grant signs into law the Amnesty Act, 1872.
May 21. Federation International Football Association is founded in Paris in 1904.
May 20. Amelia Earhart leaves on her Newfoundland to Ireland flight, 1932.
