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What Happened On July 28

Q: What happened on July 28?

1938: Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. 1899: A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province in the Dominican Republic, destroying three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived. 1866: Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the Capitol rotunda. 1866: At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). 1854: USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned. 1540: Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. 484: Pope Felix III excommunicated patriarch Acacius of Constantinople for his support of the Henoticon and his support of the removal of patriarch John Talaia, leading to the Acacian schism. 2001: At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship. 2022: Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses. 2018: Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

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1938 First ever
Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service.
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1899 Oddly true
A Category 1 hurricane (map pictured) made landfall in Azua Province in the Dominican Republic, destroying three large schooners at Santo Domingo; only one crew member on the three vessels survived.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1866 First ever
Aged 18, Vinnie Ream became the youngest artist and first woman to receive a United States government commission for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln currently in the Capitol rotunda.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1866 First ever
At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1854 Oddly true
USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1540 Oddly true
Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
484 Oddly true
Pope Felix III excommunicated patriarch Acacius of Constantinople for his support of the Henoticon and his support of the removal of patriarch John Talaia, leading to the Acacian schism.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2001 First ever
At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single FINA world championship.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2022 Oddly true
Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2018 First ever
Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2022Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses. Wikipedia →
2018Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Wikipedia →
2017Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. Wikipedia →
2011While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. Wikipedia →
2010Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. Wikipedia →
2005The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. Wikipedia →
2002Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. Wikipedia →
2002Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. Wikipedia →
2001Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. Wikipedia →
1996The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. Wikipedia →
1984Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. Wikipedia →
1976The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. Wikipedia →
1974Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. Wikipedia →
1973Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. Wikipedia →
1965Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. Wikipedia →
1962Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. Wikipedia →
1960The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. Wikipedia →
1957Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. Wikipedia →
1945A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. Wikipedia →
1943World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. Wikipedia →
1942World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. Wikipedia →
1939The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered. Wikipedia →
1938Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. Wikipedia →
1935First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Wikipedia →
1932During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. Wikipedia →
1917Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans. Wikipedia →
1915The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. Wikipedia →
1914World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins the Great War. Wikipedia →
1911The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began as the SY Aurora departed London. Wikipedia →
1896The city of Miami is incorporated. Wikipedia →
1883A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 4.3–5.2 strikes the Italian island of Ischia, killing over 2,300 people. Wikipedia →
1868The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law. Wikipedia →
1866At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). Wikipedia →
1864American Civil War: In the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt under General John Bell Hood to prevent Union forces led by General William T. Sherman from approaching Atlanta, Georgia. Wikipedia →
1854USS Constellation (1854), the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy and current museum ship in Baltimore Harbor, is commissioned. Wikipedia →
1821José de San Martín declares the independence of Peru from Spain. Wikipedia →
1809Peninsular War: Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army repulse a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte in the Battle of Talavera. Wikipedia →
1808Mahmud II became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph of Islam. Wikipedia →
1794French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France. Wikipedia →
1778Constitution of the province of Cantabria ratified at the Assembly Hall in Bárcena la Puente, Reocín, Spain. Wikipedia →
1656Second Northern War: Battle of Warsaw begins. Wikipedia →
1635Eighty Years' War: The Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans. Wikipedia →
1571La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines, is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country. Wikipedia →
1540Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard. Wikipedia →
1540Thomas Cromwell is executed after having been condemned untried, using a bill of attainder which Cromwell had used against his opponents. Wikipedia →
1402Ottoman-Timurid Wars: Battle of Ankara: Timur, ruler of Timurid Empire, defeats forces of the Ottoman Empire sultan Bayezid I. Wikipedia →
1364Troops of the Republic of Pisa and the Republic of Florence clash in the Battle of Cascina. Wikipedia →
484Pope Felix III excommunicated patriarch Acacius of Constantinople for his support of the Henoticon and his support of the removal of patriarch John Talaia, leading to the Acacian schism. Wikipedia →

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