View Historical Events by Day: What Happened on June 28 in History?

Charles I of Spain, crowned Holy Roman Emperor, becomes Charles V. Becoming one of the most powerful European rulers of all times. he reign over territories in Europe and the Americas. His goal as Holy Roman Emperor was to unite Europe, but instead, his reign was filled with war and conflict. More

Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria and his wife were assassinated at Sarajevo, touching off a conflict between the Austro-Hungarian government and Serbia that escalated into World War I. More

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles formally ended World War I. According to the terms, Germany was assessed sole blame for the war, it had to pay reparations of $15 Billion. It was also forced to give up Alsace-Lorraine and all overseas colonies. The treaty also prohibited German rearmament.

Adolf Hitler visits Paris for a celebratory tour after the armistice agreement with France came into effect. During his short three-hour visit, Hitler, along with his entourage, including architects Albert Speer and Hermann Giesler, and sculptor Arno Breker, visited significant Parisian landmarks. More

General Charles de Gaulle, then a brigadier-general, rejects the French government's decision to sign an armistice with Germany and flees to London to continue the fight against Nazi Germany. In London where he established the headquarters of the Free French movement, aiming to liberate France. He initially set up a temporary base at St Stephen's House, then moved to 4 Carlton Gardens, which became the headquarters for the Free French. From this base, de Gaulle rallied support for the resistance against Nazi Germany and the Vichy regime.

The U.S. returns sovereignty to an interim government in Iraq, but maintains roughly 135,000 troops in the country to fight a growing insurgency.

The Bald Eagle is removed from the list of threatened species, making it an Endangered Species Act success story. Bald eagles had been decimated by habitat destruction and degradation, as well as by illegal shooting and contamination of their food source by the insecticide known as DDT. In the mid-1900s, they were in danger of extinction throughout most of their range. Bald eagles are still protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Both laws prohibit killing, selling, or otherwise harming eagles, their nests or eggs. More