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What happened in history on this day: June 28?
On June 28 in ...
- 1942 - The world's first commercial TV network began operations (Dumont TV, WABD New York).
- 1951 - CBS-TV debuts the Amos 'n' Andy TV show.
- 1959 - ABC-TV airs The Record Years hosted by Dick Clark, with guests Johnny Mathis, Fabian, the McGuire Sisters, Les Paul, Mary Ford, Fats Domino.
- 1973 - NBC debuts the Helen Reddy Show.
- 1996 - Universal releases the film The Nutty Professor to theaters.
- 2006 - Warner Bros. releases the film Superman Returns to theaters.
Births on June 28
- 1894 - Birth of Lois Wilson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Alice - Aldrich Family).
- 1902 - Birth of Alan Bunce in Westfield, New Jersey, USA; actor (Ethel and Albert radio and TV show).
- 1903 - Birth of Alan Bunce in Westfield, New Jersey, USA; actor (Albert - Ethel and Albert).
- 1926 - Birth of Mel Brooks; comedian/actor/director (Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs).
- 1932 - Birth of Noriyuki Morita AKA Pat Morita in California, USA; comedian, actor (Arnold - Happy Days, Karate Kid movies).
- 1946 - Birth of Bruce Davison; actor (Willard, High Risk).
- 1946 - Birth of Gilda Radner in Detroit, Michigan, USA; comedienne (Baba Wawa - Saturday Night Live).
- 1954 - Birth of Ava Barber in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; country singer (Lawrence Welk Show).
- 1965 - Birth of Jessica Hecht; actress (Friends, The Single Guy).
- 1966 - Birth of John Cusack; actor (Stand By Me, Sure Thing, Better Off Dead).
- 1966 - Birth of Mary Stuart Masterson in Houston, Texas, USA; actress (Some Kind of Wonderful).
- 1967 - Birth of Gil Bellows in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; actor (Ally McBeal).
- 1969 - Birth of Danielle Brisebois in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actress (All in the Family, Archie Bunker's Place, Big Bad Mama 2).
- 1969 - Birth of Tichina Arnold in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Ryan's Hope, Sharla - All My Children).
- 1970 - Birth of Jack Stephen Burton; actor (Chris - Out of this World, Days of Our Lives).
- 1971 - Birth of Aileen Quinn, actress (Annie).
- 1971 - Birth of Tichina Arnold; actress (Everybody Hates Chris).
Deaths on June 28
- 1964 - King Calder, actor (Lieutenant Grey - Martin Kane Private Eye), dies at age 64.
- 1974 - Death of Frank Sutton at age 51 after a heart attack; actor (Sargeant Carter - Gomer Pyle USMC, Joe Sullivan - The Secret Storm).
- 1975 - Death of Rod Serling at age 50 from complications after coronary bypass surgery; writer, host and director of the TV series Twilight Zone and Night Gallery.
- 1980 - Herbie Faye, comedian (Doc, Phil Silvers Show), dies at age 81.
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