Today is Thursday, May 29, the 150th day of 2008. There are 216 days left in the year.
0526 _ Antioch struck by Earthquake; about 250,000 die
1652 _ English Admiral Robert Blake drives out Dutch fleet under Lieutenant Admiral Tromp
1727 _ Peter II Aleksei, 11, becomes czar of Russia
1753 _ Joseph Haydn's ``Krumme Teufel" premieres
1849 _ Lincoln says ``You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of time, but you can't fool all of the people all of time"
1911 _ First Indianapolis 500 car race, Ray Harroun wins at 74.59 mph (120 kph)
1922 _ U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws
1942 _ Bing Crosby records ``White Christmas" greatest selling record to date
1980 _ Larry Bird beats out Magic Johnson for NBA rookie of year
1982 _ First papal visit to Britain since 1531