June 28
1778 - The Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of "Molly Pitcher", a woman who was said to have carried water to colonial soldiers, then taken over firing her husband's cannon after he was disabled.
1836 - James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, died at Montpelier, his Virginia estate at age 85.
1838 - Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1894 - Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress.
1914 - Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, an event that helped set off World War I.
1919 - Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence, Missouri.
1919 - The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, bringing an end to World War I.
1939 - Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France.
1944 - The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
1951 - A TV version of the radio comedy program "Amos 'N' Andy" premiered on CBS. (It was the first network TV series to feature an all-black cast, but came under criticism for racial stereotyping.)
1967 - Israel declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the Six-Day War.
1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved commemorations for Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Monday, creating three-day holiday weekends beginning in 1971.
1978 - The Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that the use of quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible, and thus ordered the UC-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who had argued he'd been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.
1996 - The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women.
2000 - Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba.
2000 - The Supreme Court ruled the Boy Scouts can bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders.
2001 - Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
2004 - In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned.
2004 - The Supreme Court ruled that enemy combatants can challenge their detention in U.S. courts.
2007 - The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.
2010 - Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia), the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died in Fairfax, Virginia at age 92.
2010 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.
2013 - The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
2017 - Television network ABC and South Dakota meat producer BPI, Inc. announced a settlement in a $1.9 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on a beef product that critics dubbed "pink slime".
Birthdays
27 - Joo-hyun Seo (singer)
28 - Nikki Mudarris (reality star)
32 - Kellie Pickler (country singer)
34 - Tamara Ecclestone (reality star)
39 - Felicia Day (actress)
42 - Camille Guaty (actress)
47 - Elon Musk (entrepreneur)
48 - Steve Burton (actor)
49 - Tichina Arnold (actress)
49 - Danielle Brisebois (actress/singer)
51 - Gil Bellows (actor)
52 - John Cusack (actor)
52 - Mary Stuart Masterson (actress)
53 - Jessica Hecht (actress)
58 - John Elway (football player)
64 - Alice Krige (actress)
70 - Kathy Bates (actress)
72 - Bruce Davison (actor)
81 - John Byner (comedian)
92 - Mel Brooks (comedian/actor/director)
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Today in Sports History - June 28
1919 - Carl Mazes pitches a complete double-header against New York Yankees.
1939 - New York Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep Philadelphia Athletics 23-2 and 10-0.
1961 - Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants set then record longest night game (5:11) 7-7 15-inning tie.
1971 - Philadelphia Phillies' Rick Wise hits two home runs and no-hits Cincinnati Reds.
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
1975 - Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Illinois).
1996 - Darryl Strawberry hit his 300th home run.
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during the third round of their heavyweight title fight, causing a disqualification and earning Tyson a 16-month suspension.
2000 - Jeff Cirillo (Colorado Rockies) hit three home runs and a double against San Francisco.
2008 - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels combined to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless, but the Dodgers won 1-0. (The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win without getting a hit, but since they didn't have to bat in the ninth, the game did not qualify as a no-hitter.)
2009 - Brazil defeats the United States 3-2 in South Africa to win the Confederations Cup.
1778 - The Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; from this battle arose the legend of "Molly Pitcher", a woman who was said to have carried water to colonial soldiers, then taken over firing her husband's cannon after he was disabled.
1836 - James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, died at Montpelier, his Virginia estate at age 85.
1838 - Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1894 - Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress.
1914 - Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, an event that helped set off World War I.
1919 - Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence, Missouri.
1919 - The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, bringing an end to World War I.
1939 - Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France.
1944 - The Republican National Convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
1951 - A TV version of the radio comedy program "Amos 'N' Andy" premiered on CBS. (It was the first network TV series to feature an all-black cast, but came under criticism for racial stereotyping.)
1967 - Israel declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the Six-Day War.
1968 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Uniform Monday Holiday Bill, which moved commemorations for Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day and Veterans Day to Monday, creating three-day holiday weekends beginning in 1971.
1978 - The Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that the use of quotas in affirmative action programs was not permissible, and thus ordered the UC-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who had argued he'd been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.
1996 - The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women.
2000 - Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba.
2000 - The Supreme Court ruled the Boy Scouts can bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders.
2001 - Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic to the U.N. war crimes tribunal.
2004 - In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned.
2004 - The Supreme Court ruled that enemy combatants can challenge their detention in U.S. courts.
2007 - The American bald eagle was removed from the endangered species list.
2010 - Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-West Virginia), the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, died in Fairfax, Virginia at age 92.
2010 - The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.
2013 - The four plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California's same-sex marriage ban tied the knot, just hours after a federal appeals court freed gay couples to obtain marriage licenses in the state for the first time in 4 1/2 years.
2017 - Television network ABC and South Dakota meat producer BPI, Inc. announced a settlement in a $1.9 billion lawsuit against the network over its reports on a beef product that critics dubbed "pink slime".
Birthdays
27 - Joo-hyun Seo (singer)
28 - Nikki Mudarris (reality star)
32 - Kellie Pickler (country singer)
34 - Tamara Ecclestone (reality star)
39 - Felicia Day (actress)
42 - Camille Guaty (actress)
47 - Elon Musk (entrepreneur)
48 - Steve Burton (actor)
49 - Tichina Arnold (actress)
49 - Danielle Brisebois (actress/singer)
51 - Gil Bellows (actor)
52 - John Cusack (actor)
52 - Mary Stuart Masterson (actress)
53 - Jessica Hecht (actress)
58 - John Elway (football player)
64 - Alice Krige (actress)
70 - Kathy Bates (actress)
72 - Bruce Davison (actor)
81 - John Byner (comedian)
92 - Mel Brooks (comedian/actor/director)
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Today in Sports History - June 28
1919 - Carl Mazes pitches a complete double-header against New York Yankees.
1939 - New York Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep Philadelphia Athletics 23-2 and 10-0.
1961 - Philadelphia Phillies and San Francisco Giants set then record longest night game (5:11) 7-7 15-inning tie.
1971 - Philadelphia Phillies' Rick Wise hits two home runs and no-hits Cincinnati Reds.
1971 - The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
1975 - Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Illinois).
1996 - Darryl Strawberry hit his 300th home run.
1997 - Boxer Mike Tyson bit off part of Evander Holyfield's ear during the third round of their heavyweight title fight, causing a disqualification and earning Tyson a 16-month suspension.
2000 - Jeff Cirillo (Colorado Rockies) hit three home runs and a double against San Francisco.
2008 - Jered Weaver and Jose Arredondo of the Angels combined to keep the Los Angeles Dodgers hitless, but the Dodgers won 1-0. (The Dodgers became the fifth team in modern major league history to win without getting a hit, but since they didn't have to bat in the ninth, the game did not qualify as a no-hitter.)
2009 - Brazil defeats the United States 3-2 in South Africa to win the Confederations Cup.
