0628 Today in History
June 28th, 1914. The event that triggers World War One takes place in the Balkans in southern Europe. A Serb nationalist assassinates Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife in Sarajevo in what's now Bosnia Herzegovina on the same day. Five years later, leaders signed the Versailles Treaty in France to officially end the war, which killed millions. 2000. Elian Gonzalez leaves the United States with his father for their native Cuba. It's the final chapter of a bitter international custody dispute over the six year old boy. 1997 boxer Mike Tyson is disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during their WBA heavyweight championship fight in Las Vegas. Tyson later says. I just snapped and reacted and did what many athletes have done. And have and had paid the price for it. 1902. Oh, what a beautiful morning. Broadway composer Richard Rogers is born in New York City. Among his musicals Oklahoma, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music and 1926. I want to thank Hitler. For being such a funny guy on stage. Mel Brooks, a comedian and movie director whose works include The Producers and Blazing Saddles, is born in New York City today in history, June 28th. Tim McGuire, The Associated Press.