Independence and crowns for the queens

June 28th is an eventful day. The anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, which led to the Gay Rights movement [1969]. In Dublin in 1922 the firing of (British) canons by the Pro-treaty Irish which led to the beginning of the Irish Civil War. In 1914, the assassination of Archduke of Austria Franz Ferdinand, which led in part to the outbreak of World War One, and five years later on the same day the Treaty of Versailles was signed which brought the war to an end. In 1838, the crowning of Queen Victoria, Seoul was taken from North Korea [1950] and East Jerusalem was annexed by Israel [1967]. Canada legalized same sex marriage [2005] and Montenegro became a republic recognised by the UN [2006]. Happy Birthday Brian!