June 28
1914: The Archduke Ferdinand assassinated by "the Black Hand" at Sarajevo
1918: Action of LA BEQUE
1919: Treaty of Versailles signed
1948: The Anglo-US airlift to Berlin begins
2005: Operation Redwings. 4 US Navy Seals sent into mountains of Afghanistan to hunt Taliban warlord. The seals were discovered and were engaged in a fierce firefight with over 100 Taliban fighters. 50 of the Taliban were reduced and 3 of the Seals were killed. One Seal barely escaped with his life.
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