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Thursday, June 28, 2007

June 28, an important day in history

 


Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

  

1914: On this day in 1914, Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his consort, Sophie, were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia, precipitating the outbreak of World War I.

  


 
 

1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed at the Palace of Versailles in France, signifying the end of World War I.

  

1902: Notorious American bank robber John Dillinger was born in Indianapolis, Indiana.

  

1894: The U.S. Congress declared the first Monday of September as Labor Day, a holiday to honour the American worker.

  

1838: Victoria was crowned queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

I find it very interesting that World War I officially ended on the same day that it unofficially started. Likewise that Queen Victoria was crowned queen on this day. One would assume that this would be some sort of a holiday.

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