Today in History

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Going through the years, looking at what happened on today, going through the calender

Let's begin on today, the 28. June
1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul at the battle of Antioch.

1461 – Edward, Earl of March, is crowned King Edward IV of England.

1902 – The U.S. Congress passes the Spooner Act, authorizing President Theodore Roosevelt to acquire rights from Colombia for the Panama Canal.

1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.

more:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_28

 

[Eric Lindros]

1914: the assasination of Franz Ferdinand which was the beginnning of WWI

 

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29. June

1880 – France annexes Tahiti, renaming the independent Kingdom of Tahiti as "Etablissements de français de l'Océanie

1881 – In Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad declares himself to be the Mahdi, the messianic redeemer of Islam.

1952 – The first Miss Universe pageant is held. Armi Kuusela from Finland wins the title of Miss Universe 1952

2007 – Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.