July 28
Today is the 210th day of 2016, there are 156 days left in the year.
1540 - King Henry VIII of England's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fourth wife, Catherine Howard.
1750 - Composer Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig, Germany at age 65.
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure from the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process and the equal protection of the laws to former slaves, was declared in effect.
1896 - The city of Miami, Florida was incorporated.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed.
1929 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, wife of President John F. Kennedy, was born Jacqueline Bouvier in Southampton, New York.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1998 - Bell Atlantic and GTE announced a $52 billion merger that created Verizon.
2002 - Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania were rescued after 77 hours underground.
2004 - The Democratic National Convention in Boston nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for president.
2005 - The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm.
2009 - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.
Birthdays
21 - Brad Simpson (singer)
23 - Cher Lloyd (singer)
24 - Spencer Boldman (actor)
26 - Soulja Boy (rapper)
28 - Ryan Tannehilll (football player)
30 - Nolan Gerard Funk (actor)
30 - Alexandra Chando (actress)
32 - Ali Krieger (soccer player)
34 - Cain Velasquez (MMA fighter)
35 - Billy Aaron Brown (actor)
39 - Manu Ginobili (basketball player)
44 - Elizabeth Berkley (actress)
47 - Dana White (UFC president)
52 - Lori Loughlin (actress)
71 - Jim Davis (cartoonist)
75 - Peter Cullen (voice actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 28
1913 - The U.S. wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England 3-2.
1929 - The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out-of-state (they trained in Michigan).
1933 - The NFL divides itself into two five-team divisions. The East Division featured the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Boston Redskins (now Washington), Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (now defunct). The West Division was comprised of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds (now defunct) and the Portsmouth Spartans (now Detroit Lions).
1984 - The 23rd Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1989 - Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves hits two three-run home runs in the same inning, the 14th player in major league history to do so.
1991 - Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos throws the 13th perfect game in major league history in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1994 - Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitches the 14th perfect game in major league history in a win over the California Angels.
2002 - Lance Armstrong wins his fourth straight Tour de France.
Today is the 210th day of 2016, there are 156 days left in the year.
1540 - King Henry VIII of England's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fourth wife, Catherine Howard.
1750 - Composer Johann Sebastian Bach died in Leipzig, Germany at age 65.
1794 - Maximilien Robespierre, a leading figure from the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process and the equal protection of the laws to former slaves, was declared in effect.
1896 - The city of Miami, Florida was incorporated.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed.
1929 - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, wife of President John F. Kennedy, was born Jacqueline Bouvier in Southampton, New York.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City's Empire State Building, killing 14 people.
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.
1998 - Bell Atlantic and GTE announced a $52 billion merger that created Verizon.
2002 - Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania were rescued after 77 hours underground.
2004 - The Democratic National Convention in Boston nominated Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry for president.
2005 - The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm.
2009 - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved Sonia Sotomayor to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.
Birthdays
21 - Brad Simpson (singer)
23 - Cher Lloyd (singer)
24 - Spencer Boldman (actor)
26 - Soulja Boy (rapper)
28 - Ryan Tannehilll (football player)
30 - Nolan Gerard Funk (actor)
30 - Alexandra Chando (actress)
32 - Ali Krieger (soccer player)
34 - Cain Velasquez (MMA fighter)
35 - Billy Aaron Brown (actor)
39 - Manu Ginobili (basketball player)
44 - Elizabeth Berkley (actress)
47 - Dana White (UFC president)
52 - Lori Loughlin (actress)
71 - Jim Davis (cartoonist)
75 - Peter Cullen (voice actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 28
1913 - The U.S. wins its first Davis Cup since 1902, beating England 3-2.
1929 - The Chicago Cardinals become the first NFL team to train out-of-state (they trained in Michigan).
1933 - The NFL divides itself into two five-team divisions. The East Division featured the New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Boston Redskins (now Washington), Pittsburgh Pirates (now Steelers) and the Brooklyn Dodgers (now defunct). The West Division was comprised of the Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds (now defunct) and the Portsmouth Spartans (now Detroit Lions).
1984 - The 23rd Summer Olympic Games open in Los Angeles.
1989 - Dale Murphy of the Atlanta Braves hits two three-run home runs in the same inning, the 14th player in major league history to do so.
1991 - Dennis Martinez of the Montreal Expos throws the 13th perfect game in major league history in a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
1994 - Kenny Rogers of the Texas Rangers pitches the 14th perfect game in major league history in a win over the California Angels.
2002 - Lance Armstrong wins his fourth straight Tour de France.
