| June 28, 1776 |
Bombardment of Sullivans Island (Fort Sullivan, now Fort Moultrie) begins
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| June 28, 1776 |
Before the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Lt. Colonel Thomas Sumter, under the command of William Moultrie, aided in the defense of Sullivan's Island and Fort Moultrie.
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Thomas Sumter |
| June 28, 1779 |
Battle of Hickory Hill
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Georgia and the American Revolution
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| June 28, 1796 |
A conference between Georgia, the United States and the Creek Confederacy at Coleraine on St. Mary's River ends with the Georgia commissioners denouncing the proceeding as a "...fraud on the state"
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Creek Indians |
| June 28, 1824 |
William Tatum Wofford born, near Cornelia (Habersham County), Georgia. This date is sometimes erroneously given as 1823
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Habersham County, Georgia |
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William Tatum Wofford |
| June 28, 1887 |
The name Coca-Cola is trademarked by John S. Pemberton. He registered it in his name, not the name of the Pemberton Chemical Company.
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John Stith (Styth) Pemberton |
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Coca-Cola |
| June 28, 1902 |
Major portion of the city of Elberton, Georgia (county seat of Elbert County) is destroyed by fire |
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Elbert County, Georgia |
| June 28, 1948 |
Clarence Thomas is born, Pinpoint (near Savannah), Georgia
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Savannah, Georgia births and deaths |
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Clarence Thomas |
| June 28, 1981 |
Morris Edwin Roberts, Jr. gained access to FBI offices in Atlanta, holding 9 employees hostage for three hours. He was shot and killed by the FBI Swat Team and the Atlanta Police. No motive was established.
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| June 28, 1987 |
MARTA's fare increases to $.75
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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) |
| June 28, 1990 |
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Carl Issac's appeal of second death sentence
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Alday family murders
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| June 28, 2008 |
Owner "Sonny" Seiler announces the death of University of Georgia Athens mascot Uga IV |
