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This Day In History: June 28th

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Communication
1965
The first commercial satellite began communications service. It was Early Bird (Intelsat II).
 
Crime and Corruption
2001
Slobodan Milosevic was taken into custody and was handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands. The indictment charged Milosevic and four other senior officials, with crimes against humanity and violations of the laws and customs of war in Kosovo.
 
Defence
1976
The first women entered the U.S. Air Force Academy.
1996
The Citadel voted to admit women, ending a 153-year-old men-only policy at the South Carolina military school.
1998
  Poland, due to shortage of funds, is allowed to lease, U.S. aircraft to bring military force up to NATO standards.
Disasters
 
 
Discovery
 
 
Education
1978
The U.S. Supreme Court ordered the medical school at the University of California at Davis to admit Allan Bakke. Bakke, a white man, argued he had been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.
 
Film, Television and Radio
1940
The "Quiz Kids" was heard on NBC radio for the first time.
1943
"The Dreft Star Playhouse" debuted on NBC radio.
1944
  "The Alan Young Show" debuted on NBC radio.
1951
  "Amos ’n’ Andy" moved to CBS-TV from radio.
Heads of State
1914
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia.
 
Health and Social Welfare
1869
R. W. Wood was appointed as the first Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy.
 
Industry
2000
The European Commission announced that they had blocked the planned merger between the U.S. companies WorldCom Inc. and Sprint due to competition concerns.
 
Law
1911
Samuel J. Battle became the first African-American policeman in New York City.
1967
Fourteen people were shot in race riots in Buffalo, New York.
1971
  The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
2001
  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit set aside an order that would break up Microsoft for antitrust violations. However, the judges did agree that the company was in violation of antitrust laws.
Motor Sport
 
 
People
1894
  The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday.
1964
Malcolm X founded the Organization for Afro American Unity to seek independence for blacks in the Western Hemisphere.
1967
  Fourteen people were shot in race riots in Buffalo, New York.
1996
  Charles M. Schulz got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
2000
  Darva Conger announced that she had done a layout for Playboy magazine. Conger had married Rick Rockwell on Fox-TV's "Who Wants to Marry a Multimillionaire."
2000
  Six-year-old Elián González returned to Cuba from the U.S. with his father. The child had been the center of an international custody dispute.
Politics
1635
The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean.
1930
More than 1,000 communists were routed during an assault on the British consulate in London.
1960
  In Cuba, Fidel Castro confiscated American-owned oil refineries without compensation.
1967
  Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war.
2004
  The U.S. turned over official sovereignty to Iraq's interim leadership. The event took place two days earlier than previously announced to thwart insurgents' attempts at undermining the transfer.
2004
  The U.S. resumed diplomatic ties with Libya after a 24-year break.

Publishing
1998
The Cincinnati Enquirer apologized to Chiquita banana company and retracted their stories that questioned company's business practices. They also agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle legal claims.
 
Religion
 
 
Science
   
 
Sport
1997
Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear after three rounds of their WBA heavyweight title fight in Las Vegas, NV.
 
Technology
 
 
The Arts
 
 
The Environment
 
 
The Law
1902
The U.S. Congress passed the Spooner bill, it authorized a canal to be built across the isthmus of Panama.
2000
The U.S. Supreme Court declared that a Nebraska law that outlawed "partial birth abortions" was unconstitutional. About 30 U.S. states had similar laws at the time of the ruling.
The Workforce
1921
A coal strike in Great Britain was settled after three months.
 
Trade and Economy
1938
The U.S. Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure construction loans.
 
Transport
1939
Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service.
 
War
1675
Frederick William of Brandenburg crushed the Swedes.
1709
The Russians defeated the Swedes and Cossacks at the Battle of Poltava.
 
1776
  American Colonists repulsed a British sea attack on Charleston, SC.
1778
  Mary "Molly Pitcher" Hays McCauley, wife of an American artilleryman, carried water to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth and, supposedly, took her husband's place at his gun after he was overcome with heat.
1914
  Archduke Francis Ferdinand and the Mrs. Archduke were assassinated by Serb nationalist in (what is now known as) Sarajevo, Bosnia.
1919
  The Treaty of Versailles was signed ending World War I exactly five years after it began. The treaty also established the League of Nations.
1942
  German troops launched an offensive to seize Soviet oil fields in the Caucasus and the city of Stalingrad.
1945
  U.S. General Douglas MacArthur announced the end of Japanese resistance in the Philippines.
1949
  The last U.S. combat troops were called home from Korea, leaving only 500 advisers.
1950
  North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
1954   French troops began to pull out of Vietnam’s Tonkin Province.
1967
  Israel formally declared Jerusalem reunified under its sovereignty following its capture of the Arab sector in the June 1967 war.
1972
  U.S. President Nixon announced that no new draftees would be sent to Vietnam.
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