6/28/1902 - 12/30/1979
Richard Rodgers, the world renowned composer and lyricist, died at his East Side home in Manhattan at 10:28 P.M. last night after a long illness. He was 77 years old. A spokesman for the family said funeral services would be private.
“The Garrick Gaieties,” “A Connecticut Yankee,” “Babes in Arms,” “The Boys From Syracuse,” [...]

On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. (Go to article.)
1491 England’s King Henry VIII was born in Greenwich.
1836 James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, died in Montpelier, Va., at age 85.
1838 Britain’s Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1894 Labor Day was established [...]