Historical events on July 28
JULY 28, 1995
Two followers of the Indian mystic Rajneesh were convicted of a 1985 plot to assassinate Charles Turner, the U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon.
The Rajneesh movement is a new religious movement inspired by the Indian mystic Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (1931–1990), also known as Osho. They
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JULY 28, 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.
Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in
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JULY 28, 1940
At the Salzburg Conference, German dictator Adolf Hitler demanded the replacement of much of Slovakia's cabinet.
The Salzburg Conference was a conference between Nazi Germany and the Slovak State, held on 28 July 1940, in Salzburg, Reichsgau Ostmark.
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JULY 28, 2005
The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced the formal end of its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland and create a united Ireland.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army, officially known as the Irish Republican Army and informally known as the Provos, was an Irish republican
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JULY 28, 1540
King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.
Henry VIII was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages
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JULY 28, 1821
Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from the Spanish Empire.
The Peruvian War of Independence was a series of military conflicts in Peru from 1809 to 1826 that resulted in the country's
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JULY 28, 1148
Crusades: The siege of Damascus ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims, leading to the disintegration of the Second Crusade.
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Christian Latin Church in the medieval period.
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JULY 28, 1945
A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people and causing an estimated $1 million in damage.
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General
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JULY 28, 1911
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began with the departure of SY Aurora from London.
The Australasian Antarctic Expedition was a 1911–1914 expedition headed by Douglas Mawson that explored the largely uncharted Antarctic coast due south of
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JULY 28, 1939
During the excavation of a 7th-century ship burial at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England, archaeologists discovered a helmet (reconstruction pictured) that is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia.
A ship burial or boat grave is a burial in which a ship or boat is used either as the tomb for
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JULY 28, 1976
An earthquake registering 7.6 Mw, one of the deadliest in history, devastated Tangshan, China, and killed at least 240,000 people.
The 1976 Tangshan earthquake was a Mw 7.6 earthquake that hit the region around Tangshan, Hebei, China, at 3:42 a.m. on 28 July
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