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May 28
5 moments across history
Indian Removal Act signed into law
On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the forced displacement of Native nations from their ancestral homelands in the American Southeast.
Andrew Jackson signs the law that would drive forced removals westward.
Alan Turing submits 'On Computable Numbers'
Turing's landmark paper laid the conceptual foundation for programmable computers.
The work explained how a single abstract machine could perform any computable task.
On May 28, 1936, Alan Turing submitted 'On Computable Numbers,' the paper that introduced the theoretical universal machine and helped define modern computer science.
Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrians
Crowds streamed across the new bridge at its public opening in San Francisco Bay.
The suspension span quickly became one of the world's most recognizable engineering landmarks.
On May 28, 1937, San Francisco opened the Golden Gate Bridge to pedestrians for its first public crossing, one day before vehicle traffic began.
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay begin Everest summit push
Hillary and Norgay climb toward history in the thin air below Everest's summit.
Their ascent became one of the defining achievements of twentieth-century exploration.
On May 28, 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made the final high-camp push that led to the first confirmed ascent of Mount Everest the next morning.
Pakistan conducts Chagai-I nuclear tests
Dust rises over the Chagai Hills as Pakistan enters the overt nuclear age.
The tests transformed South Asian strategic politics and answered India's tests from earlier that month.
On May 28, 1998, Pakistan carried out the Chagai-I nuclear tests, becoming the seventh nation publicly known to possess nuclear weapons.