{"id":75613,"date":"2016-07-04T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T11:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/?p=75613"},"modified":"2016-06-25T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2016-06-25T14:46:18","slug":"this-week-in-history-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transcend.org\/tms\/2016\/07\/this-week-in-history-83\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week in History"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TWH<\/a><\/p>\n

Jul 4-10<\/em><\/p>\n

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe may overcompensate for our feelings of powerlessness by attempting to control and manipulate other people and our environment. Or we may eventually burst forth with uncontrolled rage that is highly exaggerated and distorted by its long suppression.\u201d<\/a><\/em> \u2013 Shakti Gawain<\/p>\n

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JULY 04<\/strong><\/p>\n

2014\u00a0 <\/strong>The European Banking Authority<\/a> cautions banks against accepting or trading in virtual currencies<\/a> such as Bitcoin<\/a> until such transactions<\/a> can be regulated by the European Commission<\/a>; regulators<\/a> cited the risk of fraud<\/a> and money laundering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2013\u00a0 <\/strong>The Death of Hung Chung-chiu<\/a>: A Republic of China Army<\/a> corporal dies under suspicious circumstances while serving a detention sentence during his enlisted service<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2012\u00a0 <\/strong>The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson<\/a> at the Large Hadron Collider<\/a> is announced at CERN<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2009\u00a0 <\/strong>The Statue of Liberty<\/a>\u2018s crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2005\u00a0 <\/strong>The Deep Impact<\/a> collider hits the comet<\/a> Tempel 1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1994\u00a0 <\/strong>Rwandan Genocide<\/a>: Kigali<\/a>, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front<\/a>, ending the genocide in the city.<\/p>\n