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From today's featured article George S. Patton After he slapped two soldiers, US Lieutenant General George S. Patton was sidelined from combat command by General Dwight Eisenhower and Army Chief of Staff George C. Marshall. On 3 August 1943, during the Sicily Campaign of World War II, Patton struck, kicked and berated a soldier he found at an evacuation hospital with no apparent injuries, for being "gutless"; in fact, the soldier had malaria with a temperature of 102.2 °F (39.0 °C). Patton struck another soldier complaining of "nerves" at another hospital seven days later and threatened him with a pistol for being a "whimpering coward"; in fact, the soldier had been begging to rejoin his unit. Both soldiers suffered from what is now known as post-traumatic stress disorder. Patton's actions were suppressed in the news until journalist Drew Pearson publicized them. Congress and the general public expressed both support and disdain. Patton was removed from combat command for almost a year, but did take a decoy command in Operation Fortitude to mislead German agents as to the location of the planned invasion of Europe. His later successes commanding the US Third Army largely rehabilitated his reputation. (Full article...) Recently featured: 2010 Sylvania 300 Seacology Hitler Diaries Did you know... ... that upon his election as Mayor of Southwark in 1983, Sam King was the only black mayor in London? ... that fossilized fungi were found on an Arriagadoolithus shell, the egg of the dinosaur Bonapartenykus? ... that the 2015 Polish horror film The Lure is a reimagining of The Little Mermaid? ... that pannenkoek2012 has offered $1,000 to anyone who can replicate a particular warp glitch in Super Mario 64? ... that Romania's main exports are related to motor vehicle production? ... that before he founded Black Angus Steakhouse, Stuart Anderson opened a Seattle restaurant whose clientele was mostly "hookers, seamen, hustlers and wrestlers"?

In the news David Cameron announcing his resignation Flash flooding in West Virginia kills at least 23 people. After the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union, British Prime Minister David Cameron (pictured) announces he will resign by October. A tornado kills at least 98 people and injures approximately 800 others in Jiangsu Province, China. In basketball, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Golden State Warriors to win the NBA Finals. The United Nations reports 80,000 civilians have fled Fallujah, as Iraqi Army and Shia militias retake the city from ISIL. Ongoing events Recent deaths: Bill Cunningham On this day... June 28: Vidovdan in Serbia An alto saxophone 1776 – American Revolutionary War: South Carolina militia repelled a British attack on Charleston. 1846 – Belgian clarinetist Adolphe Sax received a patent for the saxophone (pictured). 1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip during a motorcade in Sarajevo, sparking the outbreak of World War I. 1956 – Workers demanding better conditions held massive protests in Poznań, Poland, but were violently repressed by the following day by 400 tanks and 10,000 soldiers of the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps. More anniversaries: June 27 June 28 June 29

Today's featured picture The Fringes of the Fleet is a booklet written in 1915 by Rudyard Kipling. It contains essays and poems about nautical subjects in World War I. Lyrics from poems in this booklet were used for a song-cycle of the same name written in 1917, with music by the English composer Edward Elgar and lyrics. This song cycle was first recorded by Elgar on 4 July 1917, with singers Charles Mott, Frederick Henry, Frederick Stewart and Harry Barratt. Illustration: Anonymous; restoration: Adam Cuerden Recently featured: Marcus C. Lisle Mary Ellen Best Fernanda Lima

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