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| July 28th |
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| About July 28th is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 156 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1767 - James A. Bayard, U.S. Senator (Delaware) 1929 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady of the U.S. 1943 - Bill Bradley, Hall of Fame baseball player, Senator (New Jersey) 1948 - Jim Davis, cartoonist (Garfield, Tumbleweeds) 1948 - Sally Struthers, actress, spokeswoman (All in the Family) 1990 - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em (DeAndre Way), rapper, record producer Deaths 1878 - George Law Curry, Governor of Oregon Territory 1967 - Karl W. Richter, Lieutenant, USAF, aviator 1982 - Keith Green, gospel singer, musician, songwriter 2004 - Eugene Roche, actor ("Ajax Man") Events 1866 - The first successful transatlantic cable is layed by Cyrus W. FIeld. 1868 - The 14th Amendment, establishing African Americans citizenship and due process of the law, is officially adopted into the United States Constitution. 1896 - Miami, Florida is offically incorporated as a city. 1909 - Orville Wright demonstrates the Military Flyer, the first military plane, at Fort Myer, Virginia by making a flight that was recorded at 1 hour, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds. 1953 - The Korean War armistice is signed at Panmunjom, a village on the border between North Korea and South Korea. 1991 - Dennis Martinez pitches a perfect game leading the Montreal Expos to a 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming the first Latino to ever pitch a perfect game. 1995 - The Korean War Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. |
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