June 28
1836
The fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died at Montpelier, his Virginia estate.
1894
Labor Day became a federal holiday by an act of Congress.
1914
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife were assassinated, setting off World War I.
1919
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.
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.
1996
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, voted to admit women.
1997
Boxer Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear during their heavyweight title fight, earning a 16-month suspension.
2000
Elian Gonzalez was returned to his father in Cuba.
2001
Serbia handed over Slobodan Milosevic over to the UN war crimes tribunal.
2004
In Iraq, the United States transferred power back to the Iraqis two days earlier than planned.
Birthdays
Henry VIII
1491–1547, King of England (1509–47), second son and successor of Henry VII.
Peter Paul Rubens
painter (1577)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
philosopher (1712)
Luigi Pirandello
author (1867)
Richard Rodgers
composer (1902)
Mel Brooks
writer, film director (1926)
John Elway
football player (1960)
John Cusack
actor (1966)