Question: what happened may 28 1959?
Answer: BBC ON THIS DAY | 28 | 1959: Monkeys survive space mission. Two monkeys have become the first living creatures to survive a space flight. ... The flight, which reached speeds of up to 10,000 mph,(16,090kmh) lasted 15 minutes and the monkeys were recovered 1,500 miles (2,413km) away in the South Atlantic near Puerto Rico.