On This Day — June 29

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on June 29.

• 2014: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
• 2012: A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
• 2007: Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
• 2006: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
• 2002: Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.

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