Welcome to Saturday, June 28, 2025, the 179th day of the year with 186 days left.
Historical Events on This Day:
On June 28, 1914, the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, in Sarajevo triggered the start of World War I.
In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade as the new commander of the Army of the Potomac during the Civil War.
The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France in 1919, ending World War I.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Alien Registration Act in 1940, requiring foreign adults living in the U.S. to be registered and fingerprinted.
Riots erupted at the Stonewall Inn in New York in 1969, marking a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
In 1997, boxer Mike Tyson was disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield’s ear during a rematch.
Seven months after being found adrift, Elian Gonzalez was returned to Cuba in 2000.
In 2017, a gunman attacked The Capital newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, killing journalists and staff members.
White supremacist James Alex Fields was sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for driving into counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.
In 2022, Ghislaine Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years for her involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.
Celebrity Birthdays:
- Mel Brooks, filmmaker and comedian, turns 99.
- Hans Blix, diplomat and politician, celebrates his 97th birthday.
- Bruce Davison, actor, is 79 today.
- Kathy Bates, acclaimed actress, turns 77.
- John Elway, football Hall of Famer, is 65.
- John Cusack, actor, celebrates his 59th birthday.
- Mary Stuart Masterson, actress, also turns 59.
- Tichina Arnold, actress, is 56 today.
- Mike White, filmmaker and actor, turns 55.
- Elon Musk, business executive, celebrates his 54th birthday.
- Alessandro Nivola, actor, is 53.
- Kellie Pickler, country singer and TV personality, turns 38.
- Elaine Thompson-Herah, Olympic track gold medalist, is 33.
