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the spark that ignited World War I was struck in Sarajevo, Bosnia, where Archduke Franz Ferdinand—heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire—was shot to death along with his wife, Sophie, by the Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.
Combatants: Belgium; Ottoman Empire
The small town of Guthrie hosts the Oklahoma celebration every year because it celebrates the birth of this town. On Aprill 22nd, 1889, Unassigned Lands in central Oklahoma were made available for non-Indians settlement and within a few hours thousands of founding citizens established Guthrie. A year later, the city was considered the capital of the Oklahoma territory and the people of Guthrie decided to commemorate such accomplishment annually.
the people of this fair country
Duct Tape.
Remember the Dept of Homeland Security warning to purchase duct tape and plastic to help against biological or chemical attacks. And yes, NASA does send up duct tape with every flight. It was useful in the famous troubled Apollo 13 mission, and was credited in part with saving the lives of those astronauts.