It was not until June 6, 2008 that Japan formally recognised the Ainu as an indigenous group ( see Official Recognition, below ).

On June 6, 2008, a bi-partisan, non-binding resolution was approved by the Japanese Diet calling upon the government to recognize the Ainu people as indigenous to Japan, and urging an end to discrimination against the group.

In a June 2008 issue of the journal Autoimmunity Reviews, researchers S Planque, Sudhir Paul, Ph. D, and Yasuhiro Nishiyama, Ph. D of the University Of Texas Medical School at Houston announced that they have engineered an abzyme that degrades the superantigenic region of the gp120 CD4 binding site.

* June 8, 2008: The Akihabara massacre takes place on the Sunday-pedestrian-zoned Chūō street.

As of June 2008, 823, 502 companies were so registered ( of which 445, 865 were ' active ').

The trial concluded on 3 June 2008, with a conviction and fine of € 15, 000, the largest of her fines to date.

* The meaning of the butterfly: Why pop culture loves the ' butterfly effect ,' and gets it totally wrong, Peter Dizikes, Boston Globe, June 8, 2008

On 7 September 2008 he took part in Soccer Aid 2008, and on 6 June 2010 in Soccer Aid 2010, playing for the Rest of the World vs a team of England celebrities and ex pros.

The fabrication methods and device characteristics were described at the 50th Electronic Materials Conference in Santa Barbara on June 25, 2008.

Chaosium released a new version of BRP on June 24, 2008 as single comprehensive book.

Ellas Otha Bates ( December 30, 1928 – June 2, 2008 ), known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter ( usually as Ellas McDaniel ), and rock and roll pioneer.

Bo Diddley died on June 2, 2008 of heart failure at his home in Archer, Florida.

His funeral, a four-hour " homegoing " service, took place on June 7, 2008, at Showers of Blessings Church in Gainesville, Florida and kept in tune with the vibrant spirit of Bo Diddley's life and career.

* 2008: Although confirmed before his death in June 2008, an honorary degree was posthumously conferred upon Diddley by the University of Florida in August 2008.

* Mobile Edition of the CIA World Factbook, last updated 10 June 2008

There is a Fly TACV website, though as June 2008 no bookings can be made.

), Challenges of Security Sector Governance in West Africa, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces / Lit Verlag, June 2008, pp 75 – 92

In an interview with the magazine N ' Digo published in late June 2008, he spoke of today's mainstream urban music seemingly relishing the addictive euphoria of materialism and sexism, perhaps being the primary cause of many people harboring resentment towards the genre and its future.

Annual celebrations also take place in Hong Kong, entitled Canada D ' eh and held on June 30 at Lan Kwai Fong, where an estimated attendance of 12, 000 was reported in 2008 ; in Afghanistan, where members of the Canadian Forces mark the holiday at their base ; and in Mexico, at the American Legion in Chapala, and the Canadian Club in Ajijic.

In the April – June, 2008, issue of IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing, computer scientists describe a potential new way to combat internet worms.

It was recovered in June 2008.

Just a few weeks later, Le bassin aux nymphéas ( from the water lilies series ) sold at Christie's 24 June 2008 auction in London, lot 19, for £ 36, 500, 000 ($ 71, 892, 376. 34 ) ( hammer price ) or £ 40, 921, 250 ($ 80, 451, 178 ) with fees, nearly doubling the record for the artist and representing one of the top 20 highest prices paid for a painting at the time.

On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee tabled a resolution before the Continental Congress declaring the colonies independent ; at the same time he also urged Congress to resolve “ to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances ” and to prepare a plan of confederation for the newly-independent states.

Alarums and Excursions ( A & E ) is an amateur press association started in June 1975 by Lee Gold ( at the request of Bruce Pelz, who felt that discussion of Dungeons & Dragons was taking up too much space in Apa-L, the APA of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society ).

Wills formed several bands and played radio stations around the South and West until he formed the Texas Playboys in 1934 with Wills on fiddle, Tommy Duncan on piano and vocals, rhythm guitarist June Whalin, tenor banjoist Johnnie Lee Wills, and Kermit Whalin, who played steel guitar and bass.

In addition, long-time ace Carlos Zambrano was pulled from a game against the White Sox on June 25 after a tirade and shoving match with Derrek Lee, and was suspended indefinitely by Jim Hendry, who called the conduct " unacceptable.

Featuring lots of Clokey's puppet films, as well as variety, interviews and games, it was hosted by Robert " Nick " Nicholson from March to June, then by Pinky Lee until November.

In June 1862, in his most successful move, Davis assigned General Robert E. Lee to replace the wounded Joseph E. Johnston in command of the Army of Northern Virginia, the main Confederate Army in the Eastern Theater.

In Texas, " Confederate Heroes Day " is celebrated on January 19, the birthday of Robert E. Lee ; Jefferson Davis ’ birthday had been officially celebrated on June 3 but was combined with Lee's birthday in 1973.

" Jennie Lee " peaked at No. 3 on the Cash Box charts on June 21, 1958, No. 4 on the R & B charts, and No. 8 on the Billboard charts on June 30, 1958.

Billy Ward and His Dominoes's R & B cover of " Jennie Lee " reached No. 55 in the Pop charts in June 1958, while other cover versions including that of Moon Mullican ( Coral 9-61994 ) and Bobby Phillips & the Toppers ( Tops 45-R422-49 ), released in 1958 failed to chart.

Kenneth Lee Pike ( June 9, 1912 – December 31, 2000 ) was an American linguist and anthropologist.

The sessions began in June 1967, with the group ( except for Lee and Maclean ) replaced by well-known Los Angeles session musicians Billy Strange ( guitar ), Don Randi ( piano ), Hal Blaine ( drums ) and most likely Carol Kaye ( bass ).

Second, while playing Scandals Disco in Edmonton, a spurious " bomb threat " against the band made the front page of the Edmonton Journal ( June 9, 1982 ); assistant band manager Greif and Lee were interviewed.

It starred Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as Steerpike, Neve McIntosh as Fuchsia, June Brown as Nannie Slagg, Ian Richardson as Lord Groan, Christopher Lee as Flay, Richard Griffiths as Swelter, Warren Mitchell as Barquentine, Celia Imrie as Countess Gertrude, Lynsey Baxter and Zoë Wanamaker as the twins, Cora and Clarice, and John Sessions as Dr Prunesquallor.

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Lee, a longtime fan of baseball, donated 200 baseballs signed by famous Negro League players, including Willie Mays, Hank Aaron and Josh Gibson, to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in June 2008.

In June 1829, Lee was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the Corps of Engineers.

* Rhea, Gordon C. Cold Harbor: Grant and Lee, May 26 – June 3, 1864, Louisiana State University Press, 2002, ISBN 0-8071-2803-1.

He was a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and his famous resolution of June 1776 led to the United States Declaration of Independence, which Lee signed.

In Lee's Resolution on the 7th of June 1776 during the Second Continental Congress, Lee put forth the motion to the Continental Congress to declare Independence from Great Britain, which read ( in part ):

# Jane Elizabeth Lee ( January 1, 1811 – June 25, 1837 ); married Henry T. Harrison

# Samuel Philips Lee ( February 13, 1812 – June 5, 1897 ); Rear Admiral ; married Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Francis Preston Blair

# John Fitzgerald Lee ( May 5, 1813 – June 17, 1840 )

# Frances Ann Lee ( June 29, 1816 – December 5, 1889 ); married Goldsborough Robinson

In June 2003 Lee sought an injunction against Spike TV to prevent them from using his nickname.