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1846: The saxophone is patented. Belgian musician Adolphe Sax developed the woodwind instrument typically made of brass, which in recent decades has heavily influenced the sound of the jazz, military band, rock, and pop musical genres.
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1904: Helen Keller graduates from Radcliffe, the first DeafBlind person to earn a B.A. On June 28, 1904, Helen Keller—deaf and blind since an illness at just 19 months old—graduates cum laude from Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Keller becomes the first DeafBlind person to earn a bachelor’s degree.
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1914: Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie are assassinated
Gavrilo Princip’s attack effected a crisis among Europe’s major powers (July Crisis). This ultimately triggered the First World War, which with over 37 million deaths was one of the bloodiest wars of all time. Five years later, the Treaty of Versailles formally ended the war.
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1939: The world’s first scheduled transatlantic flight takes off
The Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat was operated by Pan Am. It took about 24 hours to reach Marseille, France. The scheduled service was soon discontinued again because of the outbreak of World War II.
1940: Adolf Hitler surveys notable sites in the French capital, now German-occupied territory. In his first and only visit to Paris, Hitler made Napoleon’s tomb among the sites to see. “That was the greatest and finest moment of my life,” he said upon leaving. Comparisons between the Führer and Napoleon have been made many times: They were both foreigners to the countries they ruled (Napoleon was Italian, Hitler was Austrian); both planned invasions of Russia while preparing invasions of England; both captured the Russian city of Vilna on June 24; both had photographic memories; both were under 5 feet 9 inches tall, among other coincidences.
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1969: Sometime after midnight on June 28, 1969, in what is now regarded by many as history’s first major protest on behalf of equal rights for LGBTQ people, a police raid of the Stonewall Inn—a popular gay club located in New York City’s Christopher Street—turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the authorities.
1976: Pursuing a cult of personality, Togo’s dictator Etienne Eyadema, who has changed his name to Gnassingbe Eyadema (in honour of the date he survived an airplane crash because of superhuman powers he claims to have) commissions a comic book Eyadema about his exploits. In another piece of merchandising, a commemorative watch flashes his picture every 15 seconds.
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1991: South Africa, likely the only African nation capable of producing nuclear weapons, signs the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The treaty will go into force on 22 January 2021.
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1997: Boxer Mike Tyson bites off part of an opponent’s ear. On June 28, 1997, Mike Tyson bites Evander Holyfield’s ear in the third round of their heavyweight rematch. The attack led to his disqualification from the match and suspension from boxing and was the strangest chapter yet in the champion’s roller-coaster career.
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2007: President Umar Musa Yar’Adua publicly revealed his assets, becoming the first Nigerian president to do so. The declaration showed that he had N856,452,892 in assets, N19 million belonging to his wife, and N88,793,269 in liabilities.
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1967: Israel annexes East Jerusalem. From Israel’s point of view, the annexation effected the reunification of its capital city. However, the international community declared it illegal and views East Jerusalem as Palestinian territory occupied by Israel.
1969: A police raid of a gay tavern sparks a series of violent clashes
The Stonewall Riots in New York City marked the beginning of the gay rights movement in the United States. The Christopher Street Day, a yearly observance for Gay Pride in some European countries, is named after the bar’s location.
BIRTHS ON THIS DAY: June 28
Muhammad Yunus, 84 years
Muhammad Yunus is a Bangladeshi social entrepreneur, banker, economist, and civil society leader who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for founding the Grameen Bank and pioneering the concepts of microcredit and microfinance.
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Jot Agyeman (John Osei Tutu Agyeman), 57 years
Ghanaian book editor and actor, in Kumasi, Ghana. The Director of Publishing at Eagle Media House in London, he edited several non-fiction and inspiration books and wrote two of his own. He appeared as an actor in several films, while writing scripts for others, and worked as a TV presenter and executive. He helped form the Institute for Media Practice in Ghana.
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Elon Musk, 53 years
South African technology investor and entrepreneur, was born in Pretoria, South Africa on 28 June 1971 Pretoria, South Africa. In addition to other ventures, by developing the online payment system Paypal, pioneering the electric car market with his Tesla vehicle, venturing into Artificial Intelligence, and founding the aerospace firm Space X and the satellite-based Internet provider Starlink, he became the world’s richest man in 2022, when he bought the social media platform Twitter, now X.
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John Dillinger (22 June 1903 – 22 July 1934)
Notorious American bank robber John Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on 22 June 1903.
He commanded the Dillinger Gang, which was accused of robbing twenty-four banks and four police stations. Dillinger was imprisoned several times and escaped twice. On 22 July 1934, FBI agents shot and killed Dillinger at the age of 31 during a confrontation. Dillinger’s death is often described as the beginning of the end of the Gangster Era.
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