Major Events
- 1519 King Carlos I is elected Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
- 1838 Coronation of Queen Victoria, aged 19, during a five-hour ceremony at Westminster Abbey, London [1]
- 1914 Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated by Bosnian-Serb assassin Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, setting off a chain of alliances and events that lead to World War I
- 1919 Treaty of Versailles is signed in France, ending World War I and establishing the League of Nations
- 2021 Tigray Defense Forces retake Tigray's regional capital of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray War. The Ethiopian government declares a unilateral ceasefire to save face but neither side sticks to it. [1]
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Jun 28 in Film & TV
- 1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV
Jun 28 in Music
- 1928 Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End Blues"
Jun 28 in Sport
- 1958 US Open Women's Golf, Forest Lake CC: Mickey Wright wins 1st of 4 Open titles by 5 from Louise Suggs; 1st player to win Open & LPGA in same year
Did You Know?
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Fun Fact About June 28
Colonel Robert Gibbon proves tomatoes are not poisonous by eating a tomato on the steps of a courthouse in Salem, New Jersey
Famous Weddings
- 1919 Future US President Harry Truman (35) weds (Elizabeth) " Bess" Wallace (34) in Independence. Missouri, until his death in 1972
- 1930 Film director David Lean (22) weds his first cousin Isabel Lean
- 1934 Novelist Kenneth Patchen (22) weds Miriam Patchen in nearby Sharon, Pennsylvania
Famous Divorces
- 2010 Academy award-winning actress Sandra Bullock (45) divorces "Monster Garage" host Jesse James (40) due to conflict of personalities after nearly 5 years of marriage
- 2012 "Spy Kids" actress Alexa Vega (23) divorces film producer Sean Covel (36) due to irreconcilable differences after less than two years of marriage
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James Madison
Franz Ferdinand
Victor Trumper
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Terry FoxArticles, Photos and Quiz
Coronation of Queen Victoria
Coronation of Queen Victoria in Westminster Abbey by Sir George Hayter
June 28, 1838
Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles is signed in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, Paris
June 28, 1919
Scrabble Creator Stuck for Words
The inventor of a new word game just could not think what to call it. Then a bright friend came up with the name – no points for guessing – Scrabble.
June 28, 1971
