June 28 in history: • 1841 – Giselle (title role pictured), a ballet by the French composer Adolphe Adam, was first performed at the Théâtre de l'Académie Royale de Musique in Paris. → go there • 1904 – In the worst maritime disaster involving a Danish merchant ship, SS Norge ran aground on Hasselwood Rock and sank in the North Atlantic, resulting in more than 635 deaths. → go there • 1956 – Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps. → go there • 1963 – Profumo affair: During the trial of Stephen Ward, Mandy Rice-Davies uttered the phrase "Well he would, wouldn't he?" → go there • 2016 – Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others. → go there Died 1836: James Madison Wiki link Born 1852: Charles Cruft Wiki link Born 1940: Muhammad Yunus Wiki link Born 1987: Karina Gould Wiki link Pictured: [[Carlotta Grisi]] as Giselle in 1841.