Today is Sunday, May 28, the 148th day of 2006. There are 217 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Sunday, May 28, the 148th day of 2006. There are 217 days left in the year. On this date in 1934, the Dionne quintuplets -- Annette, Cecile, Emilie, Marie and Yvonne -- are born to Elzire Dionne at the family farm in Ontario, Canada.
In 1533, England's Archbishop declares the marriage of King Henry VIII to Anne Boleyn valid. In 1863, the first black regiment from the North leaves Boston to fight in the Civil War. In 1892, the Sierra Club is organized in San Francisco. In 1929, the first all-color talking picture, "On with the Show," opens in New York. In 1937, President Roosevelt pushes a button in Washington signaling that vehicular traffic could cross the just-opened Golden Gate Bridge in California. In 1937, Neville Chamberlain becomes prime minister of Britain. In 1972, the Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the English throne to marry Wallis Warfield Simpson, dies in Paris at age 77.
May 28, 1981: The U.S. Department of Labor designates Mahoning and Trumbull counties as Labor Surplus Areas, which will give local businesses a break when bidding on $3.4 billion in government contracts.
A new two-year contract is ratified by the 150-member Salem Education Association that sets the starting pay for a teacher with a bachelor's degree at $11,900 a year, the highest in Columbiana County.
Louis Brueggemann, superintendent of the Wilmington Area School District, recommends closing three elementary schools and adding an eight-classroom wing at the elementary school in New Wilmington.
May 28, 1966: Dr. Marvin O. Looney is officially chosen as president of Mahoning Community College at a meeting of the board of trustees.
David L. Jenkins, of First Federal Savings & amp; Loan Association, is installed as president of the Youngstown Chapter of the American Savings & amp; Loan Institute.
George W. Chestnut of 765 Genesee NE, Warren, is named the new general manager of the Packard Electric Division of General Motors by GM President James M. Roche.
May 28, 1956: Forty-five scholarships are awarded to high school seniors of the Youngstown area by Youngstown University.
Ernest W. Travis, one of Youngstown's leading insurance executives and a star athlete for many years, dies in North Side Hospital at the age of 70.
Pennsylvania State Police and Mercer County authorities destroy several slot machines confiscated in a raid at the Greenville Moose Club.
Leo L. Rummell, dean of the College of Agriculture at Ohio State University and a graduate of Niles McKinley High School, is one of five people receiving honorary degrees at the 86th annual commencement of Wooster College.
A religious census of Boardman Township taken in January shows 59.2 percent of the adult population is Protestant, 32.5 percent Roman Catholic, 2.3 percent Jewish, 1.3 percent Eastern Orthodox and 5 percent unclassified.
May 28, 1931: Armed with cell-made blackjacks, seven prisoners attempt an escape from the Mahoning County Jail after slugging Sheriff Adam Stone. They were driven back into their cell blocks by bullets from the guns of two deputy sheriffs.
Sale of the assets of the McElroy Furniture Co., which owns most of the land on which the Hippodrome Arcade, Hippodrome Theater and McElroy's store stand, is confirmed. The price to be paid is between $125,000 and $150,000.
Five attractive girls have parts in the East High senior comedy, "Green Stockings" in the school auditorium. They are Eleanore McKee, Elizabeth Lynch, Mary Gilboy, Cecil Pacht and Louise Derfing.