28 June 1838

Coronation of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. The coronation of Queen Victoria took place on June 28, 1838, at Westminster Abbey, marking the formal…

28 June 1919

The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I. The Treaty of Versailles was…

28 June 1997

Holyfield–Tyson II: Mike Tyson is disqualified in the third round for biting a piece off Evander Holyfield’s ear. Mike Tyson’s infamous disqualification for biting off…

28 June 1926

Mercedes-Benz is formed by Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz merging their two companies.

28 June 1969

Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.

28 June 1846

Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone. Antoine-Joseph “Adolphe” Sax 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894 was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone…

28 June 1846

Adolphe Sax get a patent for the saxophone. Emerging from his Paris workshop, musician-inventor Adolphe Sax files 14 patents for an instrument destined to revolutionize…