Croton Blog: Historically Speaking of July 28th
Today is the 209th day of the year – there are 156 days remaining in 2006
Notable events from this date:
- 1976 - Tangshan, China flattened by 7.8 & 8.2 magnitude earthquake killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851
- 1973 - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen Raceway-world’s largest rock festival-600,000 people enjoy the Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers Band-3 awesome bands all weekend for only $10!
- 1965 - LBJ orders increase in U.S. troops in Vietnam to 125,000 from 75,000
- 1945 - A B-25 Mitchell bomber crashes into Empire State Building due to heavy fog, 14 people are killed
- 1914 - WWI begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia in response to Ferdinand’s assassination on July 23
- 1868 - The 14th Amendment is passed – guarantees full citizenship to African-Americans
- 1750 - German composer Johann Sebastian Bach dies on this day
- 1540 - King Henry VIII had a busy day – he executes Thomas Cromwell in London and marries his 5th wife, Catherine Howard
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