On this day: June 28 (opens in new tab)

June 28: Vidovdan in Serbia Anna Pavlova as Giselle 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. 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. 1956 – Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were late...