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Gravdigr · 06-28-2016, 01:53 PM

June 28

1461 – Edward IV is crowned King of England.

1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition.

1838 – Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom.

1846 – Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone.

1880 – The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.

1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.

1896 – An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners.

1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by Bosnia Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.

1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

1926 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.

1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.

Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive.

North Korean Army conducts Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

1987 – For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.

1997 – Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

Births

1577 – Peter Paul Rubens; 1703 – John Wesley; 1852 – Charles Cruft (founded Crufts Dog Show); 1891 – Carl Panzram (bad man); 1902 – Richard Rodgers (Rodgers and Hammerstein); 1909 – Eric Ambler; 1915 – David "Honeyboy" Edwards; 1920 – A. E. Hotchner; 1926 – Mel Brooks; 1928 – Hans Blix; 1931 – Junior Johnson; 1932 – Pat Morita; 1938 – John Byner, Leon Panetta; 1943 - Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum); 1945 - David Knights (Procol Harum); 1946 – Bruce Davison, Gilda Radner; 1948 – Kathy Bates; 1960 – John Elway; 1966 – John Cusack, Mary Stuart Masterson; 1967 – Gil Bellows; 1971 – Elon Musk; 1986 – Kellie Pickler

Deaths

1836 – James Madison; 1914 – Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; 1975 – Rod Serling; 1993 – GG Allin; 2006 – George Page; 2014 – Meshach Taylor; 2015 – Jack Carter

06-28-2016, 01:53 PM	#147
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	June 28 1461 – Edward IV is crowned King of England. 1776 – Thomas Hickey, Continental Army private and bodyguard to General George Washington, is hanged for mutiny and sedition. 1838 – Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. 1846 – Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. 1880 – The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan. 1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday. 1896 – An explosion in the Newton Coal Company's Twin Shaft Mine in Pittston, Pennsylvania results in a massive cave-in that kills 58 miners. 1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by Bosnia Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I. 1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. 1926 – Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies. 1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops. Suspected communist sympathizers, argued to be between 100,000 and 200,000 are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. North Korean Army conducts Seoul National University Hospital massacre. 1969 – Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. 1987 – For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. 1997 – Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear. Births 1577 – Peter Paul Rubens; 1703 – John Wesley; 1852 – Charles Cruft (founded Crufts Dog Show); 1891 – Carl Panzram (bad man); 1902 – Richard Rodgers (Rodgers and Hammerstein); 1909 – Eric Ambler; 1915 – David "Honeyboy" Edwards; 1920 – A. E. Hotchner; 1926 – Mel Brooks; 1928 – Hans Blix; 1931 – Junior Johnson; 1932 – Pat Morita; 1938 – John Byner, Leon Panetta; 1943 - Bobby Harrison (Procol Harum); 1945 - David Knights (Procol Harum); 1946 – Bruce Davison, Gilda Radner; 1948 – Kathy Bates; 1960 – John Elway; 1966 – John Cusack, Mary Stuart Masterson; 1967 – Gil Bellows; 1971 – Elon Musk; 1986 – Kellie Pickler Deaths 1836 – James Madison; 1914 – Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; 1975 – Rod Serling; 1993 – GG Allin; 2006 – George Page; 2014 – Meshach Taylor; 2015 – Jack Carter __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.