June
28
Soviet Occupation Day (Moldova)
Events
June 28
1461
– Edward IV is crowned King of England.
1519 – Charles V is elected Emperor of the
Holy Roman Empire.
1635 – Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
1846 – The saxophone is patented by Adolphe
Sax in Paris, France.
1881 – Secret treaty between Austria and Serbia.
1894 – Labor Day becomes an official US holiday.
1895 – El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua
form the Greater Republic of Central America.
1936 – The Japanese puppet state of Mengjiang
is formed in northern China.
1940 – Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day
Moldova) to the Soviet Union.
1942 – Nazi Germany started its strategic
summer offensive against the Soviet Union,
codenamed Case Blue
1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North
Korean troops.
1950 – Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers,
argued to be between 100,000 and 1,200,000
are executed in the Bodo League massacre.
1950 – Korean War: Packed with its own refugees
fleeing Seoul and leaving their 5th Division
stranded, South Korean forces blow up the
Hangang Bridge to in attempt to slow North
Korea's offensive.
1956 – in Poznań, workers from HCP factory
went to the streets, sparking one of the first
major protests against communist government
both in Poland and Europe.
1967 – Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City
marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
1981 – A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran,
killing 73 officials of Islamic Republic Party.
1987 – For the 1st time in military history,
a civilian population was targeted for chemical
attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian
town of Sardasht.
1992 – The Constitution of Estonia is signed
into law.
1996 – The Constitution of Ukraine is signed
into law.
1997 – Mike Tyson vs. Evander Holyfield II
– Tyson is disqualified in the 3rd round for
biting a piece off Holyfield's ear.
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