Highlight: In 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.

In 1778, the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth took place in New Jersey; it was from this battle that the legend of “Molly Pitcher” arose.

In 1836, the fourth president of the United States, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Va.

In 1838, Britain’s Queen Victoria was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

In 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, were assassinated in Sarajevo by Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip — the event that sparked World War I.

In 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed in France, ending World War I. In Independence, Mo., future president Harry S. Truman married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.

In 1922, the Irish Civil War began between rival nationalists over the Anglo-Irish Treaty establishing the Irish Free State. (The conflict lasted nearly a year, resulting in defeat for anti-treaty forces.)

In 1939, Pan American Airways began regular trans-Atlantic air service with a flight that departed New York for Marseilles, France.

In 1944, the Republican convention in Chicago nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president and Ohio Gov. John Bricker for vice president.

In 1950, North Korean forces captured Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

In 1978, the Supreme Court ordered the University of California-Davis Medical School to admit Allan Bakke, a white man who argued he’d been a victim of reverse racial discrimination.

In 2000, seven months after he was cast adrift in the Florida Straits, Elian Gonzalez was returned to his native Cuba.

Ten years ago: After days of intense searching by ground and air, U.S. forces found the bodies of two soldiers missing north of Baghdad, as the toll of American dead since the start of war topped the grim milestone of 200.

Five years ago: Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama vied for the support of Hispanics in separate appearances before the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials conference in D.C., with each vowing to remake immigration policy.

One year ago: America’s historic health care overhaul narrowly survived an election-year battle at the Supreme Court. Attorney General Eric Holder became the first sitting Cabinet member held in contempt of Congress, a rebuke pushed by Republicans seeking to unearth the facts behind a bungled gun-tracking operation known as Fast and Furious.

It’s Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2013. There are 186 days left in the year.

Africa trip — President Barack Obama is due to arrive in South Africa. A5

Europe — EU leaders wrap up a two-day summit on the Continent’s struggling economy.

U.K. killing — Court hearing for suspects in the murder of British soldier Lee Rigby.

Comedian-movie director Mel Brooks is 87. Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin, D-Mich., is 79. Comedian-impressionist John Byner is 76. Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is 75. Actress Kathy Bates is 65. College and Pro Football Hall of Famer John Elway is 53. Actress Mary Stuart Masterson is 47. Actor John Cusack is 47. Danielle Brisebois is 44. Jazz musician Jimmy Sommers is 44. Country singer Kellie Pickler is 27.

— From wire reports