MAY 28
1934:Elzire Dionne gives birth to quintuplets Yvonne, Annette, Cécile, Marie, and Émilie in Ontario, Canada. The world-famous Dionne sisters are the first known quintuplets to survive infancy and will be featured in advertisements, movies, magazine covers and even the Ontario tourist attraction Quintland.
1959: Two monkeys, Able and Baker, lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile. When they return home to Earth just 16 minutes later, they will be the first mammals to survive a U.S. space flight. Although Able will die during an operation four days later, Baker will enjoy her space traveler status until her death in 1984 at the advanced age (for a monkey) of 27.
1998: Comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member Phil Hartman is fatally shot by his wife, Brynn, before she commits suicide at their home in Encino, Calif. He was 49, she was 40.
1959: Two monkeys, Able and Baker, lift off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in the nose cone of a Jupiter missile. When they return home to Earth just 16 minutes later, they will be the first mammals to survive a U.S. space flight. Although Able will die during an operation four days later, Baker will enjoy her space traveler status until her death in 1984 at the advanced age (for a monkey) of 27.
1998: Comedian and former Saturday Night Live cast member Phil Hartman is fatally shot by his wife, Brynn, before she commits suicide at their home in Encino, Calif. He was 49, she was 40.
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