Apple released the first iPhone, revolutionizing mobile technology
MajorSteve Jobs' "revolutionary product" went on sale in the United States, with people camping outside stores for days to be among the first owners. The o...
June 28 in History
Significant events that happened on this day.
Historical Events
2007
2000
Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" became the fastest-selling rap album in history
The controversial album sold 1.76 million copies in its first week, shattering records and sparking outrage from politicians and parents. It featured...
1997
Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match
In one of the most infamous moments in sports history, heavyweight champion Mike Tyson bit both of Holyfield's ears during their rematch, spitting out...
1969
The Stonewall riots began in New York City, launching the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement
MajorPolice raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, but for the first time, patrons fought back instead of submitting to arrest. The spon...
1960
A Venezuelan baseball player hit four home runs in one game against the Detroit Tigers
Rocky Colavito of the Cleveland Indians joined an elite club by hitting four consecutive home runs in a single game at Baltimore's Memorial Stadium. E...
1926
Mel Brooks was born in Brooklyn, New York
The comedic genius who would create "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "The Producers" entered the world as Melvin Kaminsky. He's one of the...
1919
The Treaty of Versailles was signed, officially ending World War I
MajorGermany and the Allied Powers signed the peace treaty in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, exactly five years after the assassination t...
1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking World War I
MajorA Serbian nationalist shot the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne and his wife during their visit to Sarajevo. This assassination triggered a chain o...
1902
Richard Rodgers was born in New York City
The composer would go on to create some of Broadway's most beloved musicals, including "The Sound of Music," "Oklahoma!," and "The King and I." His pa...
1846
Adolphe Sax patented the saxophone in Paris
The Belgian instrument maker's invention combined the power of brass instruments with the agility of woodwinds, though it was initially mocked by musi...
1838
Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey at age 19
The coronation ceremony lasted five hours and was reportedly so poorly rehearsed that the Archbishop put the ring on the wrong finger and the elderly...
1820
The tomato was publicly eaten in America to prove it wasn't poisonous
Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson consumed an entire basket of tomatoes on the courthouse steps in Salem, New Jersey, while a horrified crowd watched and...
1712
Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva, Switzerland
MajorThe philosopher whose ideas about democracy, education, and human nature would profoundly influence the Enlightenment and French Revolution entered th...
1491
Henry VIII of England was born at Greenwich Palace
The future king who would marry six times, break with the Catholic Church, and reshape English history was a spare heir - nobody expected him to becom...