June 28th 1914
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia, while riding in an The 1911 Gräf & Stift
Double Phaeton (Austro Daimler)that was chauffeured by Otto Merz, a Mercedes team driver. The assassination resulted in the outbreak of World War I.
June 28th 1926
Benz & Cie. and Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft (DMG) merged to form Daimler-Benz AG.
June 28th 1931
Robert Glen Johnson Junior famously known as Junior Johnson was born in Wilkes County, North Carolina. He was a legendary moonshiner (bootlegger) in the rural South who became one of the early superstars of NASCAR in the 1950s and 1960s. He won 50 NASCAR races in his career before retiring in 1966. In the 1970s and 1980s he became a highly successful NASCAR racing team owner. He sponsored such NASCAR champions as Cale Yarborough and Darrell Waltrip. He is credited with discovering drafting/slipstreaming
Junior Johnson
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The 1911 Gräf & Stift Double Phaeton in which the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was riding at the time of his assassination.
Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke with his family
Just before Assasination
Otto Merz, the driver.
Gavrilo Princip, the assassin
