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The following events occurred in June 1928:

June 18, 1928: Norwegian Antarctic hero Roald Amundsen disappears with four others after flying on rescue mission
June 9, 1928: Australian and American crew complete first airplane trip from U.S. to Australia
June 4, 1928: Chinese warlord Zhang Zuo-lin assassinated in bombing of train

Friday, June 1, 1928

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Saturday, June 2, 1928

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  • Italian aviators Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del Prete completed 58 hours and 37 minutes in the air, a new world record.[2]
  • A new copyright law was signed at an international conference in Rome establishing the concept of "automatic copyright", whereby creative works are immediately copyrighted without need of further formalities on the part of their creators.[3]

Sunday, June 3, 1928

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  • Fengtian warlord Zhang Zuolin abandoned Beijing, departing by train. "This fighting has reduced many to homelessness and starvation of an extent beyond description. If we continue to fight, these people will only suffer more", Zhang said in his farewell message. "Hoping that China will not be exterminated as a result of my management of its affairs, and hoping that the bolshevist peril which I suppressed will not be revived, I declare myself innocent and my conscience clear before the world and before all future generations."[4]
  • The Southern Cross took off from Barking Sands, Hawaii, at dawn, heading for Fiji.[5]
  • Born: Donald Judd, artist, in Excelsior Springs, Missouri (d. 1994)

Monday, June 4, 1928

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Tuesday, June 5, 1928

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Wednesday, June 6, 1928

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Thursday, June 7, 1928

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Friday, June 8, 1928

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  • Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi survived an assassination attempt when a man tried to stab him as he was boarding a train.[10]
  • The Southern Cross took off from Fiji on the final leg of the trans-Pacific flight to Australia.[11]

Saturday, June 9, 1928

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Sunday, June 10, 1928

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Monday, June 11, 1928

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Tuesday, June 12, 1928

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Wednesday, June 13, 1928

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Thursday, June 14, 1928

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Hoover

Friday, June 15, 1928

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Saturday, June 16, 1928

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Sunday, June 17, 1928

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Monday, June 18, 1928

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  • Roald Amundsen and four crewmen took off from outside Tromsø, Norway in an effort to find the missing crew of the Italia. They were never seen again.[32]
  • The Friendship touched down at Burry Port, Wales, after a 20-hour, 40 minute flight. Amelia Earhart entered the record books as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, and quickly became a celebrity.[29]

Tuesday, June 19, 1928

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Wednesday, June 20, 1928

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Thursday, June 21, 1928

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  • Three people were killed and 40 were wounded in anti-government rioting in the Croatian capital of Zagreb following the Yugoslavian National Assembly shooting.[38]
  • In the ninth inning of the second game of a doubleheader at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, outfielder Hack Wilson charged into the stands and attacked a heckler who had been yelling insults at him all game long. About 5,000 fans rushed onto the field and the game was delayed for twelve minutes before order was restored.[39]

Friday, June 22, 1928

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  • An oxygen tank explosion in Belgium at Bruges killed 13 people and injured 40.[40]
  • King Alexander of Yugoslavia urged his countrymen to stop rioting after 100 more people were injured (four fatally) in rioting in Zagreb. The violence continued as the bodies of the two slain Croatian politicians arrived in the city by train to lie in state.[41]
  • Hack Wilson was fined $100 by National League President John Heydler for his actions of the day before. The heckler Wilson attacked appeared in court and was fined $1.[42]
  • Died:

Saturday, June 23, 1928

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Sunday, June 24, 1928

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Monday, June 25, 1928

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Tuesday, June 26, 1928

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Wednesday, June 27, 1928

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Governor Smith

Thursday, June 28, 1928

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Friday, June 29, 1928

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Saturday, June 30, 1928

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  • Attempts to rescue the remaining crew of the Italia became further complicated as the ice floe they were stranded upon began to break up.[57]
  • The airplane factory of the Polish government was destroyed by an incendiary fire.[58]
  • Born: Orhan Boran, radio and television host and actor, in Istanbul, Turkey (d. 2012)

References

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  1. ^ "Airmen Now in Honolulu; to Fijis Next". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 2, 1928. p. 1.
  2. ^ Darrah, David (June 3, 1928). "Italian Airmen Fly 58 1/2 Hours; Set New Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 6.
  3. ^ "Plan Automatic Copyright with Formality Ruling". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 3, 1928. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Peking Falls; Guard Envoy". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 3, 1928. pp. 1–2.
  5. ^ "Fiji Flyers Ride Out Storm". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 4, 1928. p. 1.
  6. ^ "Reach Fiji; A World Record". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 5, 1928. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Women Protest King's Denial of Honors to Them". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 5, 1928. p. 3.
  8. ^ Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. pp. 366–367. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  9. ^ "Blast Wrecks Gay Cafe after Film Stars Flee". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 8, 1928. p. 11.
  10. ^ "Assassin Fails in Attempt to Stab Japanese Premier". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 8, 1928. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Sea Flyers Battle Storms". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 8, 1928. p. 1.
  12. ^ "Salute Flyers in Australia". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 9, 1928. p. 1.
  13. ^ "Bremen's Crew Sails for Home as 3,000 Cheer". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 10, 1928. p. 8.
  14. ^ "25 Killed When German Train Jumps Tracks". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 11, 1928. p. 19.
  15. ^ "Pacific Flyers Finish Final Hop of Epic Flight". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 10, 1928. p. 8.
  16. ^ "Tobacco Workers Strike". The Straits Times. Singapore: 10. June 14, 1928.
  17. ^ Uri, John (12 June 2023). Mars, Kelli (ed.). "95 years ago: First Human Rocket-Powered Aircraft Flight". NASA History. NASA. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  18. ^ Henning, Arthur Sears (June 13, 1928). "'Hoover and Dawes' is Cry". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  19. ^ "Find Red Revolt Plot as Greek Strike Spreads". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 18, 1928. p. 17.
  20. ^ Ghiglieri, Michael P.; Myers, Thomas M. (2016). Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon (Second ed.). Flagstaff, Arizona: Puma Press, LLC. ISBN 978-0-9847858-0-3.
  21. ^ "Uruguay Whips Argentina; Wins Olympic Soccer Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 14, 1928. p. 18.
  22. ^ "Ten Hurt in Greek Strike Disorders". Modesto News-Herald. Modesto, California: 23. June 14, 1928.
  23. ^ "Hoover Is Named; 837 Votes". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 15, 1928. p. 1.
  24. ^ Crawford, Arthur (June 15, 1928). "Butler's Fight Against Bone Dry Plank Fails". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  25. ^ Shinkman, Paul (June 15, 1928). "New Version of English Prayer Book Rejected". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 33.
  26. ^ Henning, Arthur Sears (June 16, 1928). "Charles Curtis of Kansas for Running Mate". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  27. ^ "Bill Regan". Fenway Fanatics. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  28. ^ Vaughan, Irving (June 17, 1928). "Regan's 2 Homers in One Inning Rout Hose". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. Part 2, p. 1–2.
  29. ^ a b "Amelia Earhart Biography". Bio. A&E Netoworks. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  30. ^ "Greek Tobacco Strike". The Northern Star. Lismore, New South Wales: 5. June 19, 1928.
  31. ^ "Rescue Planes Fly Over Nobile; Fail to See Him". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 19, 1928. p. 3.
  32. ^ Rozell, Ned (2011). Finding Mars. Fairbanks, AK: University of Alaska Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-60223-123-8.
  33. ^ "British King to Greet "Lady Lindy"". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 20, 1928. p. 1.
  34. ^ Rue, Larry (June 21, 1928). "Six Deputies in Serb Parliament Shot; Two Killed". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  35. ^ Tomić, Yves (2000). La Serbie du prince Miloš à Milošević. P.I.E.-Peter Lang. p. 77. ISBN 978-90-5201-203-2.
  36. ^ Cuvalo, Ante (December 1998). "Stjepan Radic: His Life, His Party, His Politics". American Croatian Review. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  37. ^ "Arctic Hides Amundsen as Nobile Is Found". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 21, 1928. p. 1.
  38. ^ Rue, Larry (June 22, 1928). "Three are Slain as Croats Riot Over Murders". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 3.
  39. ^ Burns, Edward (June 22, 1928). "Hack Wilson Attacks Fan as Cubs and Cardinals Divide". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 17.
  40. ^ "Thirteen Killed in Belgium as Tank Explodes". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 23, 1928. p. 3.
  41. ^ "Serbia Seethes as 4 More Meet Death in Riots". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 23, 1928. p. 3.
  42. ^ Burns, Edward (June 23, 1928). "Rain Stops Cub Game but Not Soon Enough; Cards Win, 4-1". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 18.
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  45. ^ "The Broadway Parade". Film Daily. New York: Wid's Films and Film Folk, Inc.: 3 July 9, 1928.
  46. ^ Hall, Mordaunt (June 26, 1928). "The Red Dance (1928)". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  47. ^ "Smith's Ex-Foes Fight for Seats on Bandwagon". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 27, 1928. p. 1.
  48. ^ Crawford, Arthur (June 27, 1928). "Enforcement Plank to Suit Smith Planned". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  49. ^ "Robinson First to Dispatch Nomination News to Smith". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 29, 1928. p. 2.
  50. ^ "Gang's Guns Kill Big Tim". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 27, 1928. p. 1.
  51. ^ "Franklin Roosevelt Puts Gov. Al Smith in Nomination". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 28, 1928. p. 4.
  52. ^ Henning, Arthur Sears (June 29, 1928). "Name Smith by 850 Votes". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  53. ^ Crawford, Arthur (June 29, 1928). "Wets and Drys O. K. Compromise Plank". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  54. ^ "Robinson Rose from Plow Boy on Arkansas Farm". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 30, 1928. p. 3.
  55. ^ "Smith Will Work to Modify Dry Law". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 30, 1928. p. 1.
  56. ^ "Dry Raids on Night Clubs On Broadway". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 29, 1928. p. 1.
  57. ^ "Arctic Castaways Beg Aid". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 1, 1928. p. 1.
  58. ^ "Polish Airplane Factory Is Disabled by Incendiaries". Chicago Daily Tribune. July 1, 1928. p. 1.