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June 28 is the 179th day of the year (180th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... A History of the Art of War in the Sixteenth Century. Methuen & Co.
Highlights of this day in history: An assassination in Europe sparks World War I; Elian Gonzalez and his father leave for Cuba; Boxer Mike Tyson disqualified for biting Evander Holyfield's ear ...
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The British House of Lords voted 181–28 to reject the five-year moratorium on capital punishment that the House of Commons had approved. [5] About 3,500 people attended a rally at the Washington Monument organized by followers of Henry A. Wallace to urge enactment of civil rights legislation and protest the Mundt-Nixon Communist Control Bill. [6]
[28] The film drama The Wrath of the Gods, directed by Reginald Barker, was the first major American film to feature a cross-cultural love story — between an American sailor (Frank Borzage) and the daughter of a Japanese noble . The film's criticism of traditional Japanese culture resulted in the film being banned after its premier in Japan ...
[28] In Manhattan , New York City , two Interborough Rapid Transit Company trains collided on the elevated tracks along Eighth Avenue , killing an IRT Company employee and injuring 34 passengers. Assistant Fire Marshal William F. Emerson of the New York City Fire Department Bureau of Fire Investigation died of heat stroke after climbing an 85 ...
Disasters The United Nations expresses concern over the historical city of Timbuktu. (BBC) 2012 Great Britain and Ireland floods: A man is killed as torrential rain causes widespread flooding across England. The storms also force the Olympic torch relay to be halted briefly. (BBC) Both main rail lines connecting England and Scotland are closed after the tracks are blocked by landslides. (BBC ...
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