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• ... that Andreas Frederik Krieger (pictured) was one of the most vocal critics of the morganatic marriage between Frederick VII of Denmark and Louise Rasmussen?
• ... that the 7th District Police Station, on Maxwell Street in Chicago, Illinois, was used as the picture of the precinct house in the opening credits of Hill Street Blues?
• ... that Romanian businessman Gheorghe Ştefănescu was executed for selling large quantities of adulterated wine?
• ... that in addition to its bus services, Louisville's Transit Authority of River City operates diesel-powered, rubber-tired trolleys to service downtown hotel and shopping districts?
• ... that French architect Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe designed the structure that initially housed the Hermitage Museum and the palace where Grigory Rasputin was murdered?
• ... that Iran and Cuba have been seeking to strengthen their relationship in recent years?
• ... that the L & N Railroad depot in Hopkinsville, Kentucky's commercial district was a popular stop on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad due to the fact that one could legally purchase alcohol there?
  

• Adam Air Flight 574 disappears near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi (map pictured) with 102 people onboard.
• Romania and Bulgaria join the European Union, bringing the total number of member states to 27.
• The Islamic Courts Union is forced to retreat after the Battle of Jilib deprives them of Kismayu, their last stronghold in Somalia.
• At least eight bombings in Bangkok kill three people, leading authorities to cancel New Year's Eve celebrations in the city.
• A van bomb explosion in Madrid Barajas International Airport injures 26 and leaves two missing.

June 14: Liberation Day in the Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands; Flag Day in the United States

• 1777 – The Second Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.
• 1807 – In the last major battle in the War of the Fourth Coalition, the French decisively defeated the Russians at the Battle of Friedland near present-day Pravdinsk, Russia.
• 1822 – Charles Babbage (pictured) proposed a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.
• 1846 – Settlers in the Town of Sonoma began a rebellion against Mexico, proclaiming the California Republic.
• 1982 – Argentine forces surrendered to the British, ending the Falklands War.
• 1985 – A group with alleged links to Hezbollah hijacked TWA Flight 847 shortly after take-off from Athens.

More events: June 13 – June 14 – June 15