History Blog

June 28

Happy Birthday RIP Gilda Radner(1946–1989) Noriyuki “Pat” Morita(1932–2005) ; Melvin Kaminsky(“Mel Brooks”)–92 John Biener–80 Bruce Davison–72 Kathleen “Kathy” Bates–70 Alice Krige–64 John Cusack–52 Mary Stuart Masterson–52 Danielle Brisebois–49 Michael “Mike” White–48 Jack “Steve” Burton–48 ; 1969 – Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement at the Greenwich village bar “Stonewall Inn”. 1970 – marked the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street; with simultaneous Gay Pride marches in Los Angeles and Chicago, these were the first Gay Pride marches in U.S. history