On June 28, , the United States removes one of its most commonly-used national symbols from its List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. The de-listing of the bald eagle, which had been close to vanishing from North America around the middle of the 20th century, was one of The English economist John Maynard Keynes, who had attended the peace conference but then left in protest of the treaty, was one of the most outspoken On June 28, , workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, assemble the first Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would become an American icon.
The first completed production car rolled off the assembly line two days later, one of just Corvettes made that year. In the first major offensive ordered for U. The operation was called off Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox.
President Nixon announces that no more draftees will be sent to Vietnam unless they volunteer for such duty. He also announced that a force of 10, troops would be withdrawn by September 1, which would leave a total of 39, in Vietnam. Mike Tyson Two of the strongest earthquakes ever to hit California strike the desert area east of Los Angeles on June 28, Included in the website is the Directory of US Newspapers in American Libraries , a searchable index to newspapers published in the United States since , which helps researchers identify what titles exist for a specific place and time, and how to access them.
Introduction "Wreckage after bomb explosion in Sarajevo. July 18, Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Timeline June 28, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are killed by an assassin's bullets just hours after they escaped another assassination attempt. Gavrilo Princip is immediately arrested for the shooting and Nedjelko Cabrinovic is caught fleeing after the bomb attempt. June 29, Martial law is declared in Sarajevo in the wake of the assassination.
On the same day, Sir Thomas Barclay of England predicts the danger of war in central Europe is greatly lessened by the assassination. July 23, Austria-Hungary issues an ultimatum to Serbia. July 28, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
The only thing the divergent ethnic people hated more than each other was Hapsburgs. Archduke Franz Ferdinand's public persona was cold, sharped-tongued and short-tempered.
He was also rumored to be insane due to the inbreeding of the Hapsburg family. One matter is clear: Franz Ferdinand understood that the empire was disintegrating and, thusly, that something needed to be done. At one point, Franz Ferdinand proposed changing the Austro-Hungarian rule with a triple monarchy of Slavs, Germans and Magyars, each having an equal voice in government. However, this idea was unpopular with the ruling elite, further stirring doubts of Franz Ferdinand's sanity.
He also considered forming a federal government of 16 states, calling it the United States of Greater Austria. This idea was in direct conflict with the Serbian nationalists who had designs of breaking off with Bosnia and Herzegovina to form an independent state.
Though he cared little for their nationalist ambitions, he advocated for a careful approach with the Serbs, warning his military leaders that harsh treatment toward them could cause an open conflict with Russia. In the summer of , Franz Ferdinand and wife Sophie accepted an invitation to visit the capital of Bosnia, Sarajevo. He had been informed of terrorist activity conducted by the nationalist organization the "Black Hand," but ignored the warnings.
On the morning of June 28, , the royal couple arrived by train and a six-car motorcade drove them to city hall for an official reception. The archduke and his wife were in the second car with the top rolled back in order to give the crowds a good view.
At a. The driver accelerated when he saw the flying object, and the bomb exploded underneath the wheel of the next car, injuring two of its occupants along with a dozen spectators. Franz Ferdinand is reputed to have shouted in anger to local officials, "So, you welcome your guests with bombs?!
I come to Sarajevo on a visit, and I get bombs thrown at me. It is outrageous. On the route back to the palace, the archduke's driver took a wrong turn into a side street, where year-old nationalist Gavrilo Princip was waiting.
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