On This Day for June 28 - Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Peter Paul Rubens is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. June 28 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Peter Paul Rubens READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1914 Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2009: On the same day as a national referendum that, if passed, would have allowed him to run for reelection, Honduran President Manuel Zelaya was ousted by the country's military. [ Test your knowledge of Latin American history.] 2007: The bald eagle was removed from the U.S. list of endangered and threatened species. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about birds.] 1997: In a boxing match for the heavyweight title, Mike Tyson was disqualified after he twice bit Evander Holyfield's ears; as a result of the infraction, he temporarily lost his boxing license. [Test your knowledge of sports.] 1981: Canadian activist Terry Fox—who, after losing part of one of his legs to cancer, attempted to run across the country to raise money for cancer research—died at age 22. [Take our quiz about Canada.] 1969: A series of violent confrontations between police and gay rights activists began outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City; the riots helped launch an international gay rights movement. [ Read more about this and nine other riots in U.S. history.] 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles in France, signifying the end of World War I. [Sort fact from fiction in our World War I quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1971 Elon Musk American entrepreneur 1491 Henry VIII king of England 1926 Mel Brooks American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor 1712 Jean-Jacques Rousseau Swiss-born French philosopher 1948 Kathy Bates American actress 1960 John Elway American football player SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2021 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help