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May 28: Spanish Armada Sets Sail, The Indian Removal Act and Watergate

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May 28, 2020

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1431  Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution

1588  Spanish Armada under the Duke of Medina-Sidonia departs Lisbon to invade England

1830  US President Andrew Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the Army to force Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes out of Georgia and surrounding states, setting the stage for the Cherokee Trail of Tears

1936  Alan Turing submits "On Computable Numbers" for publication, in which he set out the theoretical basis for modern computers.

1972  White House "plumbers" first break in at the Democratic National Headquarters at Watergate Complex in Washington, D.C.

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