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June 28, 1997 "Master Class," closes at Golden Theater New York City after 601 performances June 28, 1997 "Steel Peer," closes at Richard Rodgers Theater New York City after 76 performances June 28, 1997 TV evangelist Robert Schuller attacks a flight attendant June 28, 1996 "Nutty Professor," starring Eddie Murphy opens in theaters in the USA June 28, 1995 New Jersey Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign June 28, 1994 New York Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges June 28, 1993 Doctors recommend ligament transplant to Jose Canseco's arm June 28, 1993 Jacques Lemaire is named New Jersey Devils 8th Head Coach June 28, 1993 NCRV shows last "Cheers" in Neth June 28, 1993 Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher June 28, 1992 "Chinese Coffee" opens at Circle in Sq Theater New York City for 18 performances June 28, 1992 2 earthquakes, including 3rd strongest in U.S. (7.4) rock California June 28, 1992 Burharnuddin Rabbani becomes president of Afghanistan June 28, 1992 Italian government of Amato forms June 28, 1992 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 28, 1992 President Bush's daughter Dorothy marries Bobby Koch June 28, 1992 U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 June 28, 1990 17th annual Daytime Emmy Awards June 28, 1990 Emmy 17th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 11th time June 28, 1988 Mike Tyson sues to break contract with manager Bill Cayton June 28, 1987 "Dreamgirls" opens at Ambassador Theater New York City for 177 performances June 28, 1987 Deb Richard wins LPGA Rochester Golf International June 28, 1987 Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) June 28, 1986 Kenneth and Nellie Pike challenge Alabama Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick June 28, 1985 Discovery ferried back to Kennedy Space Center via Bergstrom AFB, Tx June 28, 1983 Bridge section along I-95 in Greenwich, Ct collapsed kills 3 June 28, 1983 NASA launches Galaxy-A June 28, 1982 Prince Chuck and Lady Di name their baby "William" June 28, 1981 "Piaf" closes at Plymouth Theater New York City after 165 performances June 28, 1981 74 government officials die in attack in Iran June 28, 1981 Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sarah Coventry Golf Tournament June 28, 1980 New York City transit fare rises from 50 cents to 60 cents June 28, 1979 OPEC raises oil prices 24 percent June 28, 1978 UNICEF chooses rock group Kansas as ambassadors of goodwill June 28, 1978 Supreme Court orders California medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected June 28, 1977 Billy Hunter becomes Rangers' 4th manager in 6 days June 28, 1977 Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers June 28, 1976 1st woman was admitted to Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo June 28, 1976 Hijacked French Airbus lands in Entebbe, Uganda June 28, 1975 David Bowie releases "Fame" June 28, 1975 Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill) June 28, 1974 Fall of earth and rocks kill 200 (Quebrada Blanca Canyon, Colombia) June 28, 1974 Wings release "Band on the Run" and "Zoo Gang" in UK June 28, 1973 Lawsuit in Detroit challenges Little League's "no girls" rule June 28, 1973 Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis and Althea Gibson elected June 28, 1971 Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds June 28, 1971 Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali June 28, 1970 Mary Mills wins LPGA Len Immke Buick Golf Open June 28, 1969 John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut vs. WI at Lord's June 28, 1968 Daniel Ellsberg indicted for leaking Pentagon Papers June 28, 1967 George Harrison is fined 6 pounds for speeding June 28, 1967 Israel annexes East Jerusalem June 28, 1966 Ernie Terrel beats Doug Jones in 15 wba for heavyweight boxing title June 28, 1965 1st U.S. ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by President Johnson June 28, 1965 Princess Beatrice and Claus von Amsberg announce engagement June 28, 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Waldemar Golf Open June 28, 1964 Organization for Afo-American Unity forms in New York by Malcolm X June 28, 1963 Belaunde Terry inaugurated as President of Peru June 28, 1963 Khrushchev visits East-Berlin June 28, 1962 Thalidomide drug banned in Netherlands June 28, 1961 Phils and San Francisco set then record longest night game (5h11m) 7-7 15 inn tie June 28, 1960 10.40" (26.42 cm) of rainfall, Dunmor, Kentucky (state 24-hour record) June 28, 1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) June 28, 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden June 28, 1958 Nancy Ramey swims world record 100m (1:09.6) June 28, 1957 Reds' fans stuff ballot box, electing 8 Reds as All Star starters June 28, 1957 Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team June 28, 1956 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago, Illinois June 28, 1956 Riots break out in Poznan Poland, 38 die June 28, 1954 111 degrees F (44 degrees C) at Camden, South Carolina (state record) June 28, 1953 8th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls June 28, 1951 "Amos 'n' Andy" premieres on CBS TV June 28, 1950 "Michael Todd's Peep Show" opens at Winter Garden New York City for 278 performances June 28, 1948 U.S. and British airlift to West-Berlin begins June 28, 1947 "Temptation (Tim-Tayshun) by Red Ingle with Jo Stafford hits #1 June 28, 1946 Enrico de Nicola becomes 1st President of Italy June 28, 1946 Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleveland Indians games begins June 28, 1945 Polish Provisional Government of National Unity set up by Soviets June 28, 1942 Col-gen Von Hoth' 6th Pantser enters Voronezj June 28, 1942 Dumont TV network begins (WABD New York) June 28, 1941 German and Romanian soldiers kill 11,000 Jews in Kishinev June 28, 1941 German troops occupy Galicia Poland June 28, 1940 "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio June 28, 1940 Romania cedes Bessarabia to Soviet Union June 28, 1939 Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title June 28, 1939 Pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service, Dixie Clipper June 28, 1939 Yanks hit 13 HRs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 June 28, 1938 Bradman scores 102* in drawn 2nd Test cricket at Lord's June 28, 1935 Earl Averill's consecutive-game streak ends at 673 June 28, 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky June 28, 1934 Hitler flies to Essen, Night of Long Knifes June 28, 1930 1st night game in Detroit at newly built Hamtramck Stadium as Negro League Detroit Stars take on Kansas City, Missouri narchs June 28, 1928 Alfred E. Smith (NY-Gov) nominated for president at Dem Convention June 28, 1928 Friedrich Schmiedl attempted rocket mail in Austria (unsuccessful) June 28, 1924 Test cricket ump debut for Frank Chester, vs. South Africa at Lord's June 28, 1924 Tornado strikes Sandusky Ohio and Lorain Ohio, killing 93 June 28, 1923 Dodgers lost 7-0 lead, as Phillies score 8 in bottom of 9th June 28, 1923 Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry for state visit to London June 28, 1919 Carl Mazes pitches a complete doubleheader against New York Yankees June 28, 1919 Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence June 28, 1919 Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed in France June 28, 1918 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands June 28, 1917 Potato entrepreneurs begins in Amsterdam June 28, 1917 Raggedy Ann doll invented June 28, 1914 Austria invades Siberia, WW I June 28, 1911 Joseph Caillaux forms government in France June 28, 1909 1st French air show, Concours d'Avation opens June 28, 1907 Nationals steal a record 13 bases off catcher Branch Rickey June 28, 1904 International Anti-Military Cooperation (IAMV) forms in Amsterdam June 28, 1902 Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin June 28, 1902 U.S. buys concession to build Panama canal from French for $40 million June 28, 1897 Marquis C de Bonchamps' expedition reaches Gore Ethiopia June 28, 1895 El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua form Central American Union June 28, 1894 Labor Day established as a federal employees holiday June 28, 1892 Phillies tie club record of 16 straight victories June 28, 1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 June 28, 1874 Freedmen's Bank closes June 28, 1869 Amsterdam typographer strike June 28, 1862 Day 4 of 7 Days-Battle of Savage's Station/Garnett's Farm, Virginia June 28, 1861 Leipzig Observatory discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) Comet d'Arrest June 28, 1859 1st dog show held, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England June 28, 1838 Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey June 28, 1832 Gerrit Moll measures noise of guns June 28, 1820 Tomato is proven non-poisonous June 28, 1807 British troops lands at Ensenada, Argentina June 28, 1778 Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey (Gen Washington beats Clinton) June 28, 1778 Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" aids American patriots June 28, 1776 Charleston, South Carolina repulses British sea attack June 28, 1770 Quakers open a school for blacks in Philadelphia June 28, 1762 1st reported counterfeiting attempt, Boston June 28, 1762 Russian tsarina Catharina II grabs power June 28, 1748 Riot after public execution in Amsterdam, 200+ killed June 28, 1675 Battle at Fehrbellin: Brandenburgs army beats Sweden June 28, 1635 French colony of Guadeloupe established in Caribbean June 28, 1629 Peace of Ales: Rights of French huguenots limited June 28, 1593 Earl Mauritius conquerors Geertruidenberg June 28, 1583 Duke French van Valois returns to France June 28, 1575 Spanish troops conquer Buren June 28, 1524 Duke van Bourbon occupies Province June 28, 1519 King Carlos I elected Roman Catholic German emperor Charles V June 28, 1485 Gent/Brugge/Ieper recognize Maximilian of Austria as regent of Neth June 28, 1461 Edward IV crowned king of England June 28, 1245 1st Council of Lyons (13th ecumenical council) opens June 28, 1119 Battle of Sarmada - Emir Ilghazi defeat French Crusaders June 28, 767 St. Paul I ends his reign as Catholic Pope |