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Monday, 29 June 2026

2007

Two car bombs are found at Piccadilly Circus, in the heart of London.

2006

''Hamdan v. Rumsfeld'': The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.

2002

Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

1995

The Sampoong Department Store collapses in the Seocho-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, killing 501 and injuring 937.

Space Shuttle program: STS-71 Mission (''Atlantis'' docks with the Russian space station ''Mir'' for the first time.)

1976

The Seychelles become independent from the United Kingdom.

1974

Isabel Perón is sworn in as the first female President of Argentina. Her husband, President Juan Peron, had delegated responsibility due to weak health and died two days later.

Mikhail Baryshnikov defects from the Soviet Union to Canada while on tour with Bolshoi Ballet.

1972

The U.S. Supreme Court rules the death penalty could constitute "cruel and unusual punishment".

1956

The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.

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