Korean War: Suspected communist sympathizers (between 60,000 and 200,000) are executed in the Bodo League massacre. Date: June 28, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1950 π On This Day (Today)
In PoznaΕ, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe. Date: June 28, 1956 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1956 π On This Day (Today)
Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity. Date: June 28, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today)
Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement. Date: June 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today)
Elections are held for the Northern Ireland Assembly, which will lead to power-sharing between unionists and nationalists in Northern Ireland for the first time. Date: June 28, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1973 π On This Day (Today)
The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial. Date: June 28, 1976 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1976 π On This Day (Today)
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke bars quota systems in college admissions. Date: June 28, 1978 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1978 π On This Day (Today)
A powerful bomb explodes in Tehran, killing 73 officials of the Islamic Republican Party. Date: June 28, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1981 π On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight 8641 crashes in Mazyr, Belarus, killing 132 people. Date: June 28, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1982 π On This Day (Today)
For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. Date: June 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on June 28 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)