06-27-2013, 07:35 PM
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June 28th
1577 ~ Birthday of Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish Baroque Painter.
1712 ~ Birthday of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Franco-Swiss Philosopher.
1880 ~ The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly was captured at Glenrowan.
1919 ~ The Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I.
1926 ~ Birthday of Mel Brooks, Filmmaker.
1969 ~ The Stonewall Riots began in New York City marking an inflexion point in the Gay Rights Movement.
1978 ~ In 'Regents of the University of California v. Bakke', the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions.
1992 ~ Death of Mikhail Tal, eighth World Chess Champion.
2004 ~ The U.S.-led coalition transferred sovereignty to the interim Iraqi government.
2006 ~ Death of George Unwin, British WWII fighter ace.
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