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National days, ongoing national weeks and months, and global observances for June 28, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
These observances run for a full week; this calendar day falls inside the week.
These observances last the full month; this date is part of that month-long celebration.
Showing the first 12 on this date; there are more month-long observances. See the full months list for June.
International and other global observances on this date (may include days, weeks, or months).
Events that occurred on June 28 throughout history
The "Committee of Five" (Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston) formally submitted their draft of Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Congress establishes the first federal holidays--New Years Day, July 4th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
President Grover Cleveland signed legislation into law making Labor Day an official holiday as the result of the violent Pullman Strike. The law was intended to reconcile with workers and recognize the economic and social achievements of American laborers.
Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal. Columbia's legislature rejected the Hay-Herrán Treaty prompting Roosevelt to deploy U.S. warships to block Colombian troops. Eventually, Columbia granted the U.S. control of the Canal.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders a federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox, Kentucky, as a secure location the nation's rapidly growing gold reserves.
Malcolm X forms the Organization of Afro-American Unity to unite all people of African descent and fight for global human rights. The organization fell apart after his assassination in 1965.
Joan Olsen is officially sworn in as the first woman was admitted to Air Force Academy. Unfortunately, she did not graduate.
People born on June 28
Inventor of the CT scanner (computed tomography scanner).
Actor fondly remembered for his role as Mr. Miyagi in The Karate Kid film series.
Multi-award winning comedian and actor with defining roles in film, such as Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Spaceballs.
Multi-award winning actress with major roles in Misery, Fried Green Tomatoes, Titanic and The Waterboy.
Paleontologist who is best known for discovering a female hominin australopithecine (gorilla) known as "Lucy" in Ethiopia.
Army nurse who sacrificed her life at the age of 25 to prove that mosquitoes carry yellow fever. She volunteered to let an infected mosquito to bite her and successfully contracted a mild case of the disease.
