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29/06/1995
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do...cle&displayDate=06/29 Space Shuttle Docks with Russian Space Station |
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June 29 1915:
Foreign Minister Istvan von Burian of Austria-Hungary sends a note to the United States protesting the U.S. sale and shipment of munitions in enormous quantities to Britain and its allies for use against the Central Powers— Austria-Hungary and Germany—on the battlefields of World War I. |
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On June 30:
1908 - One of the most powerful, natural explosions in recorded history occurred, in Central Siberia, devastating 70 miles in diameter. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunguska_event |
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June 30 1948
This day saw the first treatment of any patient under the new National Health Service |
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July 1 1867:
The autonomous Dominion of Canada, a confederation of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the future provinces of Ontario and Quebec, is officially recognized by Great Britain with the passage of the British North America Act. |
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On July 1:
1898 - Spanish-American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill was fought in Santiago de Cuba. |
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World War II
1944 : Assassination plot against Hitler fails http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6525 |
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On July 2:
1937 - Aviator Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator. |
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July 2 1809:
Alarmed by the growing encroachment of whites squatting on Native American lands, the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh calls on all Indians to unite and resist. |
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World War II
1944 : American bombers deluge Budapest, in more ways than one http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6507 |
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