Historical timeline for June 28

A chronological view of notable events, discoveries, and turning points recorded on this date.

Historical events (61)

  1. 2016

    Atatürk Airport attack

    A terrorist attack in Turkey's Istanbul Atatürk Airport kills 42 people and injures more than 230 others.

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  2. 2012

    Affordable Care Act

    The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius.

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  3. 2009

    Honduran coup d'état

    Honduran president Manuel Zelaya is ousted by a local military coup following a failed request to hold a referendum to rewrite the Honduran Constitution. This was the start of the 2009 Honduran constitutional crisis.

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  4. 2004

    Iraq War

    Iraq War: Sovereign power is handed to the interim government of Iraq by the Coalition Provisional Authority, ending the U.S.-led rule of that nation.

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  5. 2001

    Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial

    Slobodan Milošević is extradited to the ICTY in The Hague to stand trial.

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  6. 1997

    Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a…

    Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield's ear.

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  7. 1989

    Battle of Kosovo

    On the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, Slobodan Milošević delivers the Gazimestan speech at the site of the historic battle.

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  8. 1987

    For the first time in military history

    For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bomb the Iranian town of Sardasht.

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  9. 1982

    Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr

    Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people.

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  10. 1981

    A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran

    A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party.

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  11. 1978

    The United States Supreme Court

    The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions.

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  12. 1976

    The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison…

    The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.

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  13. 1973

    Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly

    Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time.

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  14. 1969

    Stonewall riots begin in New York City

    Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

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  15. 1964

    Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity

    Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity.

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  16. 1956

    Poznań protests

    In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.

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  17. 1950

    First Battle of Seoul

    Korean War: Packed with its own refugees fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division stranded, South Korean forces blow up the Hangang Bridge in an attempt to slow North Korea's offensive. The city falls later that day.

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  18. 1950

    Korean War

    Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre.

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  19. 1950

    Seoul National University Hospital massacre

    Korean War: The Korean People's Army kills almost a thousand doctors, nurses, inpatient civilians and wounded soldiers in the Seoul National University Hospital massacre.

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  20. 1948

    Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the…

    Boxer Dick Turpin beats Vince Hawkins at Villa Park in Birmingham to become the first black British boxing champion in the modern era.

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