One of America’s best-loved presidents, John Fitzgerald
Kennedy, was born into a politically and socially prominent
family in  Massachusetts, on May 29, 1917. He was the first
American president to be born and then serve in the 20th
century.

On May 28, 1937, the government of Germany—then under the
control of Adolf Hitler of the National Socialist (Nazi) Party—
formed new state-owned automobile company, then known
as Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens
mbH. Later that year, it was renamed simply Volkswagenwerk,
or “The People’s Car Company.”

Originally operated by the German Labor Front, a Nazi
organization, Volkswagen was headquartered in Wolfsburg,
Germany. In addition to his ambitious campaign to build a
network of autobahns and limited access highways across
Germany, Hitler’s pet project was the development and mass
production of an affordable yet still speedy vehicle that could
sell for less than 1,000 Reich marks (about $140 at the time).         
        

VW logo during the 1930s, initials surrounded by a stylized cogwheel and a spinning propeller that looked like a
swastika.

Two-time Olympic gold medalist and Pro Football Hall of Fame
member James Francis "Jim" Thorpe came into this world on
this day in history, May 28, 1888.

Born in a one-room cabin in the geographical area that is now
Oklahoma, Thorpe was raised by Hiram and Charlotte Vieux
Thorpe on the Sac and Fox reservation, according to the
Oklahoma Historical Society.

Thorpe was given the Native American name "Wa-tho-huck,"
meaning "Bright Path" in Sac and Fox language. 

      James Francis Thorpe (1888 – 1953)

 
Bill Walton with the Portland Trail Blazers (1974–1979)

William Theodore Walton III (November 5, 1952 – May 27, 2024)

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Portland Trail Blazers legend Bill         
Walton lost his battle with cancer.

Walton rose to fame as part of the team that brought Portland its
only NBA Championship in 1977.