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1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia after the June 28 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo. This led to further declarations of war, precipitating World War One.
1945 - A B-25 bomber lost in clouds and fog slammed into the side of the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people.
2000 - U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright held talks with North Korean Foreign Minister Paek Nam-sun, the two countries' highest-level meeting since the Korean War.
2001 - Alejandro Toledo took office as president of Peru; the country's first president of Andean Indian descent.
2002 - Lance Armstrong wins Tour de France for fourth consecutive year.
2002 - Nine miners trapped in Pennsylvania coal mine are rescued after three days underground.
2004 - The Democratic Party in the United States nominated Senator John Kerry to challenge President George W. Bush for the White House.
2005 - The Irish Republican Army guerrilla group formally announced an end to its armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland.
2010 - Passenger plane crashes on outskirts of Islamabad, killing all 152 people onboard.
2012 - Jordanian chefs create the world's biggest falafel.
2015 - Giant panda Jia Jia becomes oldest giant panda living in captivity as she celebrates her 37th birthday in Hong Kong.
