What Happened On June 28

What Happened On Jun 28 Events

1243 Jun 28
to 1254 Dec 7
 Sinibaldo Fieschi (Innocent IV) elected Pope
Pope Innocent IV, born Sinibaldo Fieschi, was pope from June 28, 1243, to December 7, 1254. Born in Genoa (although some sources say Manarola) in an unknown year the boy, Sinibaldo was...
1389 Jun 28 Battle of Kosovo
The Battle of Kosovo was a battle fought in 1389 on St Vitus' Day, June 15*, between the Serbian Empire and its allies, and the Ottoman Empire, in the Kosovo Field, about 5 kilometers nor...
1675 Jun 28 Settlers Send Military Expedition to Destroy Wampanoag Town at Mount Hope in Retaliation for Swansea Attacks
On the testimony of a Native American witness, Plymouth Colony arrested three Wampanoags, including one of Metacom's councilors. A jury among whom were some Indian members convicted them ...
1776 Jun 28 Battle of Sullivan's Island
At around 9 AM, on June 28, the British fleet fired a signal gun to advance against the fort. Less than an hour later, the nine warships arrived at the fort. The Thunder and Friendship an...
1776 Jun 28 Carolina Day
Carolina Day is the day set aside to commemorate the first decisive victory of the American Revolutionary War. On June 28, 1776, a small band of Palmetto State patriots defeated the mi...
1778 Jun 28 Battle of Monmouth
Lee, as Washington's senior subordinate, was initially appointed commander of the advance force, but turned it down because of his doubts about the plan. However, when the force was incre...
1863 Jun 28 Henry Thomas Harrison's Espionage Prompts Battle of Gettysburg
Career as a Confederate spy In November 1861, Harrison was discharged from the Militia and eventually became a spy for CSA Secretary of War, James Seddon. In April 1863, Harrison met J...
1863 Jun 28 Second Battle of Donaldsonville
Other Names: None Location: Ascension Parish Campaign: Taylor’s Operations in West Louisiana (1863) Date(s): June 28, 1863 Principal Commanders: Maj. Joseph D. Bullen [US]; Br...
1864 Jun 28 Battle of Sappony Church
Description: Maj. Gen. William H.F. “Rooney” Lee’s cavalry division pursued Wilson’s and Kautz’s raiders who failed to destroy the Staunton River Bridge on June 25. Wilson and Kautz heade...
1904 Jun 28 Sinking of the SS Norge
SS Norge was a Danish passenger liner sailing from Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand to New York, mainly with emigrants, which sank off Rockall in 1904 in the biggest civilian maritime di...
1914 Jun 28 Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria, with his wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, was paying a visit of state to Bosnia, then a subject province of Austria, peopled ...
1915 Jun 28
to 1915 Jul 5
 Battle Of Gully Ravine
The Battle of Gully Ravine (Sığındere) was a World War I battle fought at Cape Helles on the Gallipoli peninsula. By June 1915 all thoughts the Allies had of a swift decisive victory over...
1919 Jun 28 Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. It ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. It was signed on 28 June 1919, exactly f...
1942 Jun 28 Germany Initiates Case Blue
Case Blue (German: Fall Blau) was the German codename used by the German Armed Forces (Wehrmacht) for its 1942 strategic summer offensive in southern Russia that lasted between 28 June an...
1944 Jun 28 Main Attack of Operation Epsom
Poor weather hampered the start of Operation Epsom on 26 June—both over the battlefield itself, where rain had made the ground boggy and there was a heavy mist, and over the United Kingdo...
1946 Jun 28 "Dead Of Night" Is Released
Dead of Night (1945) is a British portmanteau (or compendium) horror film made by Ealing Studios, its various episodes directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dearden and ...
1952 Jun 28 American Airlines Flight 910 Collides with a Single Engine Temco Swift
American Flight 910 took off from San Francisco at 23:05 for a flight to Dallas. At 06:56 the following morning, a Temco Swift airplane (N3858K, cn 3558) departed Denton for Dallas-Love F...
1952 Jun 28 Ronald Reagan Appears as Grover Cleveland Alexander in "The Winning Team"
In 1908, in rural Nebraska, telephone linemen Grover Cleveland Alexander is saving to buy a farm, so that he and sweetheart Aimee Arrants can marry, but his neighbors know that he would r...
1956 Jun 28 "The King And I" Is Released
The King and I is a 1956 musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F. Zanuck. The screenplay by Ernest Lehman is based on ...
1969 Jun 28 The Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village Unofficially Ignite the Gay Rights Movement
The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Gr...
1971 Jun 28 Supreme Court reverses conviction of Muhammad Ali by unanimous decision
Clay v. United States, 403 U.S. 698 (1971), was boxer Muhammad Ali's appeal of his conviction for refusing to report for induction into the United States military forces during the Vietna...
1972 Jun 28 Second Battle of Quang Tri Begins
The Second Battle of Quang Tri (Vietnamese: Thành cổ Quảng Trị) began on June 28 and lasted 81 days until September 16, 1972, when the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) defeated the ...
1978 Jun 28
to 1978 Jul 8
 Glastonbury Festival 1978
This became known as the “impromptu” Festival. This happened with the arrival of travellers washed out from Stonehenge who were led to believe that a festival was taking place. After pers...
1985 Jun 28 AC/DC releases Fly on the Wall
Fly on the Wall is the tenth studio album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC, originally released on 28 June 1985. The band's second and last self-produced album, it was also the first AC...
1987 Jun 28 Mayor Washington kicks off Taste of Chicago
"Let's eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we must eat again!" —Mayor Harold Washington
1991 Jun 28 FDA Approves Pharmacia and UpJohn's Adrucil
Treating symptoms of colon, rectum, breast, stomach, and pancreas cancer. Adrucil is an antimetabolite. It works by interfering with the production of proteins necessary for cell growt...
1994 Jun 28 Down By Law releases Punkrockacademyfightsong
Punkrockacademyfightsong is the third full-length album by the punk rock band Down by Law. The album features a cover of The Proclaimers hit song I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).
1994 Jun 28 Kyuss release Welcome to Sky Valley
Welcome to Sky Valley is the third studio album by American stoner rock/metal band Kyuss, originally released on June 28, 1994. Welcome to Sky Valley was recorded in early 1993, but du...
2000 Jun 28 South Park Episode 406 - "Cherokee Hair Tampons"
Kyle needs a kidney transplant and Cartman is a perfect donor. Cartman has a $10 million price for his kidney. The other boys go to Cartman's house with the plan to take one of his kidney...
2002 Jun 28
to 2002 Jun 30
 Glastonbury Festival 2002
The most long-awaited and carefully prepared Glastonbury Festival took place in wonderful weather. The ring of steel fence repelled all non ticket holders and 140,000 legitimate fest...
2005 Jun 28 Cleveland Indians defeat Boston Red Sox, 12-8
We do not have to quote him on being squeezed by plate umpire Larry Young, or bail him out by saying Mark Bellhorn should have tagged out Jody Gerut at second after a perfect throw from M...
2006 Jun 28 Boston Red Sox defeat New York Mets, 10-2
Nostalgia held sway over the Red Sox for exactly one pitch last night, an 85-mile-an-hour fastball from Pedro Martínez that Kevin Youkilis took for a called strike while flashbulbs popped...
2006 Jun 28 Superman Returns released
Superman Returns is a 2006 superhero film based on the DC Comics character Superman. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Brandon Routh as Superman, as well as Kate Bosworth, Kevin Sp...
2006 Jun 28 UFC Ultimate Fight Night 5
Ultimate Fight Night 5 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on June 28, 2006. The event took place at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada...
2007 Jun 28 Bald Eagle Removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
The bald eagle was on the brink of extinction in the continental United States (while flourishing in much of Alaska and Canada) late in the 20th century, but now has a stable population a...
2007 Jun 28 New York Yankees defeat Baltimore Orioles, 8-7
The 19-minute rain delay that occurred in the middle of the Orioles' four-run seventh inning last night gave the home team plenty of chances to ponder what they were on the verge of accom...
2008 Jun 28 Baltimore Orioles defeat Washington Nationals, 9-1
A recap of the Orioles' 9-1 win over the Nationals last night: Weary, but a winner Garrett Olson worked hard for the money last night. The Orioles' left-hander ran his pitch count t...
2008 Jun 28 Houston Astros defeat Boston Red Sox, 11-10
HOUSTON - Jonathan Papelbon was present in the bullpen in body only last night. He was not an option, even as it all slipped away for the Red Sox in an 11-10 loss to the Houston Astros. ...
2009 Jun 28 2009 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade
The 2009 San Francisco Pride Theme is, "In Order to Form a More Perfect Union...." What is a Parade Contingent? A parade contingent is essentially a street theater performance with i...
2009 Jun 28 2009 Toronto Gay Pride Parade
s part of Toronto’s 29th Annual Pride Week celebration, the LGBTTIQQ2S communities, families and friends will unveil this year’s Pride Parade on Sunday June 28th at 2 pm. It will shine w...
2009 Jun 28 40th Annual Chicago Gay Pride Parade
Grand Marshal of this year's parade is actor, teacher and activist, Alexandra Billings. She will be riding in a classic car near the front of the parade procession. (see elsewhere on this...
2009 Jun 28 Atlanta Braves defeat Boston Red Sox, 2-1
ATLANTA - It’s the last one that’s the rub. The final game of the series, the inability to close out a sweep. Not that the Red Sox are getting that greedy, mind you. They’ll take the seri...
2009 Jun 28 Famed Pitchman Billy Mays Dies at Age 50
Mays was found unresponsive by his wife in his Odessa, Florida, home on the morning of June 28, 2009. He was then pronounced dead at 7:45 am, appearing to have died sometime overnight. Th...
2009 Jun 28 International Tensions Increase as 8 UK Embassy Staff Members Detained in Iran
Iranian media earlier reported that eight local staff at the mission had been detained for their "considerable role" in post-election riots. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband called ...
2009 Jun 28 Manuel Zelaya Is Arrested
José Manuel Zelaya Rosales (born September 20, 1952) is a Honduran businessman and politician. A son of a wealthy businessman, he finished high school and attended college. He inherited h...
2009 Jun 28 Minnesota Twins defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 6-2
ST. LOUIS - Carlos Gomez grooved to music in the clubhouse and his teammates didn't seem to be in a hurry to head to Kansas City after the Twins beat St. Louis 6-2 on Sunday to take the t...
2009 Jun 28 New York Yankees defeat New York Mets, 4-2
Mariano Rivera's 500th save may have grabbed the headlines Sunday night, but there was another number that could have been even more important to the Yankees: One. As in Chien-Ming Wan...
2009 Jun 28 President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras Siezed by the Honduran Military
Troops in Honduras have ousted the president and flown him out of the country after a power struggle over plans to change the constitution. After arriving in Costa Rica, deposed Presid...
2009 Jun 28 "That Ding You Do" Airs
Joe finds that it is rough being a member of JONAS when he develops a crush on a cello player who dislikes rock stars, so he decides to play the triangle in the orchestra. Nick and Kevin ...
2009 Jun 28 Washington Nationals defeat Baltimore Orioles, 5-3
You thought that whole business of the Orioles hacking it up on Sundays was over, didn't you? They had won their previous two Sunday games and you thought, "OK, the dark cloud has pass...