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Historical Events on July 28

  • French Revolution

    1794

    French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre and Louis Antoine de Saint-Just are executed by guillotine in Paris, France.

  • American Civil War

    1864

    American Civil War: Battle of Ezra Church: Confederate troops make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

    1868

    The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution is certified, establishing African American citizenship and guaranteeing due process of law.

  • Miami

    1896

    The city of Miami, Florida is incorporated.

  • July Crisis

    1914

    In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia, igniting World War I.

  • Herbert Hoover

    1932

    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.

  • Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

    1935

    First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.

  • Sutton Hoo helmet

    1939

    The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered.

  • World War II

    1942

    World 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.

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Famous Deaths on July 28

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