On This Day: June 28 (original) (raw)
Updated June 28, 2014, 9:28 am
On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.
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On June 28, 1902, Richard Rodgers, the American composer who was a major force in 20th century musical comedy, was born. Following his death on Dec. 30, 1979, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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| 1836 | James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, died in Montpelier, Va., at age 85. |
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| 1838 | Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey. |
| 1894 | Labor Day was established as a holiday for federal employees. |
| 1902 | Broadway composer Richard Rodgers was born in New York City. |
| 1919 | The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. |
| 1919 | Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence, Mo. |
| 1950 | North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea. |
| 1967 | Israel declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the Six-Day War. |
| 1967 | Karol Wojtyla, the future Pope John Paul II, was named a cardinal. |
| 1997 | Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas. |
| 2000 | The Supreme Court ruled the Boy Scouts can bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders. |
| 2001 | Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic was handed over by Serbia to the U.N. war crimes tribunal. |
| 2004 | The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government two days ahead of schedule. |
| 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-W.Va., the longest-serving senator in the nation's history, died in Fairfax, Va., at 92. |
| 2010 | The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live. |
Historic Birthdays
Richard Rodgers 6/28/1902 - 12/30/1979 American composer of Broadway musicals.Go to obituary »
| 62 | Peter Paul Rubens 6/28/1577 - 5/30/1640 Flemish Baroque painter |
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| 66 | Jean-Jacques Rousseau 6/28/1712 - 7/2/1778 French philosopher, writer and political theorist |
| 79 | Carlotta Grisi 6/28/1819 - 5/20/1899 Italian ballerina |
| 83 | Otis Skinner 6/28/1858 - 1/4/1942 American actor |
| 69 | Luigi Pirandello 6/28/1867 - 12/10/1936 Italian playwright, novelist and short story writer |
| 62 | Pierre Laval 6/28/1883 - 10/15/1945 French politician; led Vichy government |
| 82 | Floyd Dell 6/28/1887 - 7/23/1969 American novelist and journalist |
| 83 | Carl Spaatz 6/28/1891 - 7/14/1974 American first chief of staff of the Air Force |
| 90 | E. H. Carr 6/28/1892 - 11/3/1982 English political scientist and historian |
| 89 | Eric Ambler 6/28/1909 - 10/22/1998 English author and screenwriter |