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, Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712 - Philosopher, writer, composer, Mel Brooks 1926 - Writer, director, actor


Pat Morita 1932, Gilda Radner 1946, Kathy Bates 1948 - Actress


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.


1894 - The U.S. Congress made Labor Day a U.S. national holiday.


1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo along with his wife, Duchess Sophie.


1949 - The last U.S. combat troops were called home from Korea, leaving only 500 advisers.


1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.


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


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.


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