Good morning. It's June 28th — let's begin where we always do: on this very date in history.
📅 On This Day — June 28
🥧 (It's also Tau Day — 6.28 — when math lovers toast the circle constant with, fittingly, pie.)
1969 — The Stonewall uprising began in New York's Greenwich Village, the spark that ignited the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
1971 — The Supreme Court overturned Muhammad Ali's draft-evasion conviction, clearing the way for his return to the ring.
2000 — Six-year-old Elián González was returned to Cuba with his father, ending a months-long custody saga that gripped the nation.
2007 — The bald eagle was removed from the U.S. endangered species list — a genuine conservation comeback for the national bird.
Now, let's set the dial back to 2012…
⏪ REWIND: 2012
Barack Obama is in the White House and running for re-election, gas runs about $3.50 a gallon, everyone's face is buried in a smartphone, the London Olympics are a month off, and a Canadian named Carly Rae has the catchiest song on the planet.
📰 The Headlines In a landmark 5–4 ruling, the Supreme Court upholds the Affordable Care Act, with Chief Justice John Roberts casting the surprise deciding vote and the Court treating the individual mandate as a tax — a defining moment of Obama's first term.
🎬 At the Movies Disney·Pixar's Brave holds #1, with flame-haired Scottish princess Merida winning over audiences just before Ted and Magic Mike crash the party next weekend.
🎵 On the Charts "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen owns the top spot — the undisputed song of the summer, on its way to nine weeks at #1 and 18 million copies sold.
🏆 In Sports At Euro 2012 in Warsaw, Italy stun Germany 2–1 in the semifinal behind two goals from Mario Balotelli — the second a thunderbolt past Manuel Neuer, sealed with an unforgettable shirtless celebration.
— a couple of quick things before you go —
👟 Step Challenge: we're walking together! The Summer 2026 Step Challenge is underway — grab the free Pacer app and join us: Join the challenge (already have Pacer? Club code E42727228). Every step counts.
💡 Health Snap: Sunday's made for an unhurried walk — no destination, no clock, just a little movement to ease into the week ahead.
🎉 Born on a June 28th — or know someone who was?
Forward this to them right now — there's no better "this is the day you were born" gift than a little time travel.
🎂 In good company: June 28 babies include comedy legend Mel Brooks (1926), SNL original Gilda Radner (1946), Oscar winner Kathy Bates (1948), NFL Hall of Famer John Elway (1960), and actor John Cusack (1966).
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