World War I - June 28
Exploring History
Sunday, June 28, 2026
Today is America's Kids Day, International Lightning Safety Day, CAPS LOCK Day, National Tapioca Day, and Paul Bunyan Day.
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Poem of the Day
Ocean/River Month Resource of the Day
Today's Theme: World War I
AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1776 – Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with American victory.
1776 – Washington’s bodyguard hanged for mutiny & sedition.
1778 – Continentals engage British in Battle of Monmouth Courthouse.
ON THIS DATE
- 1846 - Adolphe Sax patents the saxophone
- 1914 - Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo, sparking World War I.
- 1919 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending World War I.
- 2007 - The Bald Eagle is removed from the endangered species list.
- 1491 - Henry VIII of England
- 1577 - Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens
- 1703 - English theologian John Wesley
- 1902 - Composer Richard Rodgers
- 1926 - Writer, director, actor, and producer Mel Brooks
- Sesame Street - Put Down the Ducky - LISTEN
- Herman's Hermits - Henry the VIII, I Am - LISTEN
John McCormack - It's A Long Way To Tipperary - LISTEN Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag, and Smile, Smile, Smile - LISTEN
Poets of World War I Collection
OCEAN/RIVER RESOURCE OF THE DAY
Ohio State University - Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears - Ocean Lesson Plans for Grades K-5 - VIEW
- Grades 4-12 - UCSB Cylinder Library - Popular Songs of World War I - LISTEN
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Finding Your Roots - Seth Meyers: The Battle of Passchendaele, World War I (3:51) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - The Roosevelts: Rough Riders During World War I (3:45) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - History in a Nutshell - World War I (7:13) - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Library of Congress: Teaching with Primary Source Sets - Poison! Chemical Weapons in World War I - READ, VIEW, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - American Experience - The Great War Collection 9 Videos - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course - How World War I Started - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS LearningMedia - Crash Course - Who Started World War I - VIEW
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