06-27-2004, 06:52 PM
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June 28th
1389 ~ Ottoman forces defeated the Serbian army in Kosovo, opening the way for the Ottoman conquest of Southeastern Europe.
1491 ~ Birthday of Henry VIII, king of England.
1712 ~ Birthday of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Philosopher.
1838 ~ Queen Victoria crowned.
1902 ~ Birthday of Richard Rodgers, Composer.
1914 ~ Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Sophia were assassinated by a Serbian nationalist, the proximate cause of World War I.
1926 ~ Birthday of Mel Brooks, Filmmaker.
1948 ~ Birthday of Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.
1950 ~ Seoul captured by troops from North Korea.
2004 ~ 2004 Canadian election.
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