July 28
1540 - King Henry VIII of England's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
1609 - The English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Adm. Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony.
1750 - The great composer Johann Sebastian Bach died.
1794 - Robespierre, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which established the citizenship of African Americans and guaranteed due process of law, was ratified.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia at the onset of World War I.
1932 - President Herbert Hoover ordered Douglas MacArthur to send federal troops in to evict the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand payments they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in Nov. 1942.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York'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.
1976 - An earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate.
1995 - A jury in Union, South Carolina rejected the death penalty for Susan Smith, sentencing her to life in prison for drowning her two young sons. (Smith will be eligible for parole in 2024.)
2002 - Nine Pennsylvania coal miners were rescued after 77 hours of being trapped in a mine shaft.
2013 - An armed thief stole a $136 million diamond collection from a jewelry show at the Carlton International Hotel in Cannes, France.
2015 - It was announced that Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Naval intelligence analyst who had spent nearly three decades in prison for spying for Israel, had been granted parole.
2016 - Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Philadelphia, where she cast herself as a unifier for divided times as well as an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world while aggressively challenging Republican Donald Trump's ability to lead.
2018 - Pope Francis accepted the resignation of U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C., following allegations of sexual abuse, including one involving an 11-year-old boy.
2020 - President Donald Trump issued a stout defense of the disproved use of a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19, hours after social media companies took down videos shared by Trump, his son and others promoting its use.
Birthdays
22 - Shelby Bain (actress)
25 - Victoria Baldesarra (actress)
30 - Cher Lloyd (singer)
33 - Soulja Boy (rapper)
37 - Nolan Gerard Funk (actor)
38 - Dustin Milligan (actor)
38 - Jon Michael Hill (actor)
39 - John David Washington (actor)
49 - Afroman (singer)
51 - Elizabeth Berkely (actress)
54 - Dana White (UFC president)
59 - Lori Loughlin (actress)
60 - Michael Hayden (actor)
66 - Scott Pelley (news anchor)
76 - Sally Struthers (actress)
76 - Dick Ebersol (TV producer)
77 - Linda Kelsey (actress)
77 - Jonathan Edwards (singer)
78 - Jim Davis (cartoonist)
80 - Bill Bradley (basketball player/politician)
92 - Darryl Hickman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 28
1929 - The NFL's Chicago Cardinals became the first team to train out of state, as they began preparations for their upcoming season in Michigan.
1933 - The NFL divides into two five-team divisions.
1984 - The Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles with the Soviet Union boycotting the games.
1985 - Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, and Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1991 - Dennis Martinez, of the Montreal Expos, pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.
1994 - Kenny Rogers, of the Texas Rangers, pitched the 14th perfect game in major league baseball history in a game against the California Angels.
1994 - The members of the MLB Players Association vote to go on strike on August 12, 1994.
1996 - Americans Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes win inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; Kiraly first to win gold in both indoor and beach events.
2002 - Lance Armstrong won his fourth straight Tour de France.
1540 - King Henry VIII of England's chief minister, Thomas Cromwell, was executed and Henry married his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
1609 - The English ship Sea Venture, commanded by Adm. Sir George Somers, ran ashore on Bermuda, where the passengers and crew founded a colony.
1750 - The great composer Johann Sebastian Bach died.
1794 - Robespierre, one of the leading figures of the French Revolution, was sent to the guillotine.
1821 - Peru declared its independence from Spain.
1868 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which established the citizenship of African Americans and guaranteed due process of law, was ratified.
1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia at the onset of World War I.
1932 - President Herbert Hoover ordered Douglas MacArthur to send federal troops in to evict the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington, D.C. to demand payments they weren't scheduled to receive until 1945.
1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced the end of coffee rationing, which had limited people to one pound of coffee every five weeks since it began in Nov. 1942.
1945 - A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York'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.
1976 - An earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate.
1995 - A jury in Union, South Carolina rejected the death penalty for Susan Smith, sentencing her to life in prison for drowning her two young sons. (Smith will be eligible for parole in 2024.)
2002 - Nine Pennsylvania coal miners were rescued after 77 hours of being trapped in a mine shaft.
2013 - An armed thief stole a $136 million diamond collection from a jewelry show at the Carlton International Hotel in Cannes, France.
2015 - It was announced that Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. Naval intelligence analyst who had spent nearly three decades in prison for spying for Israel, had been granted parole.
2016 - Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in Philadelphia, where she cast herself as a unifier for divided times as well as an experienced leader steeled for a volatile world while aggressively challenging Republican Donald Trump's ability to lead.
2018 - Pope Francis accepted the resignation of U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the emeritus archbishop of Washington, D.C., following allegations of sexual abuse, including one involving an 11-year-old boy.
2020 - President Donald Trump issued a stout defense of the disproved use of a malaria drug, hydroxychloroquine, to treat COVID-19, hours after social media companies took down videos shared by Trump, his son and others promoting its use.
Birthdays
22 - Shelby Bain (actress)
25 - Victoria Baldesarra (actress)
30 - Cher Lloyd (singer)
33 - Soulja Boy (rapper)
37 - Nolan Gerard Funk (actor)
38 - Dustin Milligan (actor)
38 - Jon Michael Hill (actor)
39 - John David Washington (actor)
49 - Afroman (singer)
51 - Elizabeth Berkely (actress)
54 - Dana White (UFC president)
59 - Lori Loughlin (actress)
60 - Michael Hayden (actor)
66 - Scott Pelley (news anchor)
76 - Sally Struthers (actress)
76 - Dick Ebersol (TV producer)
77 - Linda Kelsey (actress)
77 - Jonathan Edwards (singer)
78 - Jim Davis (cartoonist)
80 - Bill Bradley (basketball player/politician)
92 - Darryl Hickman (actor)
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Today in Sports History - July 28
1929 - The NFL's Chicago Cardinals became the first team to train out of state, as they began preparations for their upcoming season in Michigan.
1933 - The NFL divides into two five-team divisions.
1984 - The Summer Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles with the Soviet Union boycotting the games.
1985 - Lou Brock, Enos Slaughter, and Hoyt Wilhelm are inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1991 - Dennis Martinez, of the Montreal Expos, pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.
1994 - Kenny Rogers, of the Texas Rangers, pitched the 14th perfect game in major league baseball history in a game against the California Angels.
1994 - The members of the MLB Players Association vote to go on strike on August 12, 1994.
1996 - Americans Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes win inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; Kiraly first to win gold in both indoor and beach events.
2002 - Lance Armstrong won his fourth straight Tour de France.