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Today is Friday, June 28, the 179th day of 2013. There are 186 days left in the year.

On June 28, 1863, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Maj. Gen. George G. Meade the new commander of the Army of the Potomac, following the resignation of Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker.



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