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Pre-1600. 1601–1900. 1901–present. Holidays and observances. References. External links. June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 186 days remain until the end of the year. Events. Pre-1600. 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.
June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 186 days remaining until the end of the year. Events. Up to 1900. 1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. 1243 – Innocent IV becomes pope.
Jun 28, 2012 · 1887 MLB Philadelphia Quakers (later Phillies) win most lopsided shut-out in franchise history, 24-0, over Hoosiers at Seventh Street Ballpark in Indianapolis, Indiana. 1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories. 1894 Labor Day established as a holiday for US federal employees.
Wake Up to This Day in History. Workers assemble first Corvette in Flint, Michigan. U.S. forces launch first offensive. Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam. Mike Tyson bites ear. Two...
This Day in History: June 28. What Happened On Your Bday? Featured Event. 1914. Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. On this day in 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia, precipitating the outbreak of World War I.
June—abbreviated Jun or Jun.—is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars—the latter the most widely used calendar in the world. June is 30 days long, and comes after May and before July. June marks the start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere and contains the summer solstice, the day with the most daylight hours.
