History for June 28

History for June 28 - On-This-Day.com:
Henry VIII 1491 - King of England from April 21, 1509 until his death, known for his six marriages and his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, John Wesley 1703 - Theologian, Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712 - Philosopher, writer, composer


Richard Rodgers 1902 - Composer, Mel Brooks 1926 - Writer, director, actor, Gilda Radner 1946


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 Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo along with his wife, Duchess Sophie.


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.

1939 - Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service.


1938 - The U.S. Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure construction loans.

1951 - "Amos ’n’ Andy" moved to CBS-TV from radio.


1960 - In Cuba, Fidel Castro confiscated American-owned oil refineries without compensation.


2010 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Americans have the right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere they live.