On This Day:
Saturday June 28, 2014 This is the 179th day of the year, with 186 days remaining in 2014. Fact of the Day: carpet, rug Generally, a rug is smaller than a carpet, which is frequently tacked down and usually wall-to-wall, but the use of these words is not consistent. The word rug, which is of Scandinavian origin, is newer (1808) than the word carpet (from Latin, c 1438). Until the 19th century, the word carpet was used for any covering, such as a table covering or wall hanging; since the introduction of machine-made products, however, it has been used almost exclusively for a floor covering.
Holidays Feast day of St. Austell, Saints Potamiaena and Basilides, St. Irenaeus, St. Heimrad, St. John Southworth, Saints Sergius and Germanus of Valaam, and St. Paul, pope.
Events 1519 - Charles I of Spain was elected Holy Roman Emperor. He was crowned as Emperor Charles V.
1635 - The French colony of Guadeloupe was established in the Caribbean.
1778 - Molly Pitcher (Mary Hays), wife of an American artilleryman, carried water to the soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth.
1894 - Labor Day was established as a holiday for federal employees on the first Monday of September.
1905 - Sailors on the Russian battleship Potemkin mutinied as unrest spread through the Russian navy.
1914 - Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist; it was the event which triggered World War I.
1919 - The Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I.
1939 - Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service.
1950 - North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
1951 - "Amos 'N' Andy" premiered on TV, the first series to have an all-black cast.
1969 - A police raid of the Stonewall Inn--a gay club located on New York City's Christopher Street--turned violent. This incident is regarded as the spark for the gay liberation movement.
1976 - Women entered the Air Force Academy for the first time.
2000 - The Supreme Court ruled the Boy Scouts can bar homosexuals from serving as troop leaders.
2004 - The United States resumed diplomatic relations with Libya after 24 years.
Births 1491 - Henry VIII, King of England (1509-1547), founder of the Church of England.
1577 - Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish painter.
1712 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French philosopher.
1902 - Richard Rodgers, American award-winning composer with Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein.
1926 - Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky), American writer, director, and actor.
1946 - Gilda Radner, American comedian and actress.
1964 - Mark Grace, American baseball player.
1966 - John Cusack, American actor.
1976 - Seth Wescott, American snowboarder.
Deaths 1836 - James Madison, 4th President of the United States of America.
1975 - Rod Serling, American screenwriter, most famous for his science fiction television series, "The Twilight Zone".
1978 - Clifford Dupont, first president of Rhodesia.
1993 - GG Allin (born Jesus Christ Allin), American punk rock singer.
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