History of June 28

On June 28 the following events have occured in our world's history.

1778 - Mary Ludwig Hayes "Molly Pitcher" helped American patriots
1778 - Battle of Monmouth
1820 - Tomato is proved to be nonpoisonous
1836 - James Madison 4th US pres died
1838 - Britain's Queen Victoria crowned in Westminster Abbey
1861 - Leipzig Obs discovers short-period (6.2 yrs) comet d'Arrest
1889 - Maria Mitchell - 1st American woman astronomer - dies at 71
1914 - Aust Archduke Ferdinand & wife Sofia assassinated (starts WW I)
1918 - 1st flight between Hawaiian Islands
1919 - Treaty of Versailles ending WW I signed
1919 - Harry S Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence
1919 - Carl Mazes pitches a complete double-header against Yanks
1938 - Queen Victoria ascends to British throne
1939 - Yanks hit 13 HRs sweep A's 23-2 & 10-0
1939 - Pan Am begins transatlantic air service Dixie Clipper
1942 - Dumont TV network begins (WABD NY)
1950 - N Korean forces captured Seoul S Korea
1956 - 1st atomic reactor built for private research operates Chicago Il
1965 - 1st US ground combat forces in Vietnam authorized by Pres Johnson
1971 - Phillies Rick Wise hits 2 HRs & no-hits the Reds
1977 - Supreme Court allows Federal control of Nixon tapes papers
1978 - Supreme Court orders Cal medical school to admit Allan Bakke a white man claiming reverse discrimination when application was rejected
1982 - Prince Chuck & Lady Di name their baby "William"
1983 - Bridge section along I-95 in Conn collapsed kills 3
1986 - Kenneth & Nellie Pike challenge Ala Dem runoff win by AG C Graddick
1987 - Don Baylor sets career hit by pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Roiden)
1987 - Gay Pride Day