历史上的今天:06月28日

Today's Highlight in History:
On June 28th, 1950, North Korean forces captured Seoul, South Korea.
On this date:
In 1778, "Molly Pitcher¹" (Mary Ludwig Hays) carried water to American soldiers at the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey².

In 1836, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Virginia.

In 1838, Britain's Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

In 1914, Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sofia, were assassinated³ in Sarajevo by a Serb nationalist -- the event which triggered World War One.

In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending the First World War.

In 1928, New York Governor Alfred E. Smith was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Houston.

In 1939, Pan American Airways⁴ began regular trans-Atlantic air service.

In 1951, a TV version of the radio program "Amos 'N' Andy" premiered on CBS. (Although criticized for racial stereotyping⁵, it was the first network TV series to feature an all-black cast.)

In 1978, the Supreme⁶ Court ordered the University of California at Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who'd argued he was a victim of reverse racial discrimination.

In 1996, the Citadel⁷ voted to admit women, ending a 153-year-old men-only policy at the South Carolina military school.

Ten years ago: Jurors in the drug and perjury⁸ trial of Washington DC Mayor Marion S. Barry Junior viewed a videotape showing Barry smoking crack cocaine⁹ during an FBI hotel-room sting operation. (Barry was later convicted of a single count of misdemeanor drug possession.)

Five years ago: The House overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment¹⁰ to protect the American flag from desecration¹¹ (however, the amendment was defeated in the Senate). Webster Hubbell, the former number-three official at the Justice Department, was sentenced to 21 months in prison for bilking clients of the law firm where he and Hillary Rodham Clinton were partners.

One year ago: Announcing even bigger projected budget surpluses, President Clinton said the government could drastically reduce the national debt while still buttressing¹² Social Security and Medicare.