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June 18, 1928: Norwegian Antarctic hero Roald Amundsen disappears with four others after flying on rescue missionJune 9, 1928: Australian and American crew complete first airplane trip from U.S. to AustraliaJune 4, 1928: Chinese warlord Zhang Zuo-lin assassinated in bombing of train
The following events occurred in June 1928:
Friday, June 1, 1928
The crew of the Southern Cross landed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii after 27 hours 28 minutes in the first leg of their trans-Pacific flight.
Born:
Georgy Dobrovolsky, Soviet cosmonaut, in Odessa, Ukrainian SSR (killed on Soyuz 11 mission, 1971)
Italian aviators Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo Del Prete completed 58 hours and 37 minutes in the air, a new world record.
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.
Sunday, June 3, 1928
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."
Japanese Prime Minister Tanaka Giichi survived an assassination attempt when a man tried to stab him as he was boarding a train.
The Southern Cross took off from Fiji on the final leg of the trans-Pacific flight to Australia.
Saturday, June 9, 1928
The Southern Cross landed at Brisbane, Australia at 10:10 a.m., completing the trans-Pacific flight after 7,300 miles and 83 hours 21 minutes in the air.
A crowd of 3,000 people turned out in New York City to bid farewell to the crew of the Bremen as they sailed for Hamburg aboard the SS Columbus.
In Germany, test pilotFritz Stamer made the world's first flight of a rocket-powered airplane, the Lippisch Ente, flying for 4,900 feet (1,500 m). The aircraft was destroyed on another attempt, with Stamer barely escaping.
While working on the building of the first Navajo Bridge, 42-year-old construction worker Lane McDaniels of Kansas City fell about 470 feet (140 m) to his death in the Colorado River. There was no safety netting under the bridge because supervisors were concerned that falling hot rivets might set it on fire.
Bill Regan became the first Boston Red Sox player to hit two home runs in the same inning during a 10–5 win over the Chicago White Sox. He accomplished the feat in the fourth inning, and his second homer was inside-the-park.
Born:Annie Cordy (stage name for Léonie Cooreman), Belgian actress and singer, in Laeken (d. 2020)
Died:Mark Keppel, 61, Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 19, 1928
The Friendship flew to Southampton, the original goal of the transatlantic flight, to a raucous welcome. They then traveled to London by car, where Wilmer Stultz and Lou Gordon were not recognized but the huge crowd cheered Amelia Earhart.
An Italian airman located the stranded crew of the Italia and dropped relief supplies.
Born:Eric Dolphy, American jazz musician, in Los Angeles (died of diabetes, 1964)
Thursday, June 21, 1928
Three people were killed and 40 were wounded in anti-government rioting in the Croatian capital of Zagreb following the Yugoslavian National Assembly shooting.
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.
Friday, June 22, 1928
An oxygen tank explosion in Belgium at Bruges killed 13 people and injured 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.
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.
Swedish pilot Einar Lundborg rescued Umberto Nobile, the injured captain of the Italia. Nobile protested against being rescued first, but his crewmen persuaded him to go so he could direct the rest of the operation from the baseship.
The Kellogg–Briand proposal to outlaw war as an instrument of foreign policy was sent to various countries around the world.
Einar Lundborg returned to the site of the stranded Italia crew but crashed and became stranded along with them. No further rescue flights would be made for almost two weeks due to weather.
The silent film The Red Dance premiered at the Globe Theatre in New York City. It was preceded by the debut of the newsreelShaw Talks for Movietone News, in which American audiences got their first opportunity to hear the voice of George Bernard Shaw. The Irish playwright displayed some of his signature wit as he jovially addressed his imaginary audience and performed a visual impression of Benito Mussolini.
The Democratic National Convention opened in Houston, Texas. There was little doubt that Al Smith and Joseph T. Robinson would be nominated for the presidential ticket, so most speculation was about what policy the party would adopt on the matter of Prohibition. Governor Smith remained in Albany and did not attend the convention himself.
Chicago mobster and labor racketeer Timothy D. Murphy was shot dead at his home by gunfire from a passing automobile.
New York Governor Al Smith was formally nominated as a Democratic candidate at the National Convention. "Because of his power of leadership there is no doubt the governor will make an efficient president, a great president", Franklin D. Roosevelt said in the nomination address. "He again will place us among the nations of the world as a country which values its ideals as much as its material prosperity."
Al Smith accepted the nomination for President of the United States at the Democratic National Convention, becoming the first Roman Catholic person in the U.S. to be nominated for president by a major political party.
Al Smith wired the convention accepting the presidential nomination while saying he would enforce Prohibition if elected but would also seek its modification.
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"Find Red Revolt Plot as Greek Strike Spreads". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 18, 1928. p. 17.
Ghiglieri, Michael P.; Myers, Thomas M. (2016). Over the Edge: Death in Grand Canyon (Second ed.). Flagstaff, Arizona: Puma Press, LLC. ISBN978-0-9847858-0-3.
"Uruguay Whips Argentina; Wins Olympic Soccer Title". Chicago Daily Tribune. June 14, 1928. p. 18.
"Ten Hurt in Greek Strike Disorders". Modesto News-Herald. Modesto, California: 23. June 14, 1928.
