Today in History Highlights From June Through 1985
On June 14 1777 Continental Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. In 1801 Benedict Arnold died in London. 1909 Burles born in Hunt City Illinois. 1940 German troops entered Paris and Auschwitz opened. 1943 West Virginia v Barnette ruling schoolchildren cannot be forced to salute. 1954 under God added to the Pledge. 1985 TWA 847 hijack began in Athens by Lebanese extremists.
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Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold
London
Burles
Hunt City
Paris
Auschwitz
Poland
Supreme Court
West Virginia
TWA
Athens
Greece
Knox on stand in murder case and Lincoln stamp sale
An American student Amanda Knox testified about being shocked by her roommate Meredith Kercher's death in Perugia in 2007 and said police pressure led her to accuse an innocent man. Separately a rare Abraham Lincoln stamp sold for 431,250 dollars at Manhattan auction to Dr Arthur Woo. Also a high school baseball game was halted when an umpire ejected over 100 unruly fans. West Burlington beat Winfield Mount Union 12-11 after a 40 minute delay.
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Amanda Knox
Seattle
Meredith Kercher
Knox
Raffaele Sollecito
Abraham Lincoln
Indiana
Chicago
Manhattan
Robert A. Siegel
Arthur K.M. Woo
Lincoln
Boston
India
Indianapolis
Don Briggs
Winfield Mount Union
West Burlington
James Sleister
Six Flags Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Six Flags seeks Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reorganize and shed 1.8 billion dollars of debt. CEO Mark Shapiro says operations at 20 parks in the United States Mexico and Canada will continue. The company notes a strong 2008 with 25 million visitors and record revenues but faces a 2.4 billion debt load. An earlier out‑of‑court deal with creditors failed, prompting the filing.
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Six Flags
Mark Shapiro
New York
GOP calls Democrats energy tax over climate bill
The Washington DC GOP denounces a Democratic climate bill as an energy tax on consumers. Rep. Mike Pence argues for more domestic oil and gas, faster nuclear power, and fewer regulations, presenting an alternative plan with no mandatory greenhouse gas limits.
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Washington, D.C
GOP
House
Indiana
Mike Pence
Congress
Pence
Iran unrest over election fraud roils Tehran streets
Opposition supporters clash with police in central Tehran in the worst unrest in a decade. Protesters accuse Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of stealing the vote from Mir Hossein Mousavi, who calls himself the rightful winner and urges defiance. Authorities jam texts block sites and suspend mobile service as casualties and detentions remain unclear.
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Tehran
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Ahmadinejad
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Iran election clashes as Ahmadinejad victory claimed
US rejects Ahmadinejad landslide claim while Iran sees protests spread. Clinton urges calm as Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran streets, burning tires and trash bins amid warnings of fraud. Reformist leaders reportedly detained. casualties and arrests unconfirmed as authorities quash unrest.
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Niagara
Ontario
Mahmoud Niainejad
Iran
U.S
Hillary
Islamic Iran Participation Front
Mousavi
Tehran
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