Daily Calendar for Sunday, June 28, 2026

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Molly Pitcher took her mortally wounded husband’s place at a cannon at the Battle of Monmouth, NJ. As a recognition of her heroism, the valiant woman was commissioned a sergeant by General George Washington – 1778
Cholera epidemic began in N.Y.C. – 1832
Labor Day became an official U.S. holiday – 1894
The Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending WW I – 1919
First Corvette car assembled – 1953
Israel annexed East Jerusalem – 1967
The Stonewall Riots began in New York City – 1969
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, bars quota systems in college admissions but affirms constitutionality of programs giving advantage to minorities – 1978
7.3 earthquake shook Landers, California – 1992
A brief 4.5 earthquake struck the Midwest rattling windows and awakening sleeping residents from Wisconsin south to Missouri and from Indiana west to Iowa – 2004
Pope Benedict XVI waived the five year waiting period for a cause for beatification to be opened and the official process for beatification of Pope John Paul II began in the Diocese of Rome – 2005