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July 4, 2008
(
2008-07-04
)
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A fire sweeps through the Biological Museum at
Djurgården
in
Stockholm
, leaving parts of the 115-year-old landmark charred and severely damaged.
(Svenska Dagbladet)
(Dagens Nyheter)
After 69 years, the
Embassy of the United States in Berlin
,
Germany
, returns to its old site near the
Brandenburg Gate
. At the celebration, Chancellor
Angela Merkel
, former U.S. President
George H. W. Bush
and the U.S. Ambassador to Germany
William Timken
open the new chancery on
Pariser Platz
in the center of
Berlin
.
Spiegel (German)
Georgian
forces shell
Tskhinvali
in
South Ossetia
.
(BBC News)
Four people are shot dead in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
, during a
street party
.
(AP via
The New York Times
)
Íngrid Betancourt
returns to
France
two days after her rescue.
(
The New York Times
)
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