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July 28 :
World Hepatitis Day ;
Tisha B'Av begins at sunset (Judaism, 2012);
Independence Day in
Peru (
1821 )
1540 – King
Henry VIII of England had his chief minister
Thomas Cromwell executed for
treason and
heresy .
1932 –
U.S. President
Herbert Hoover ordered the eviction of the "
Bonus Army "—a group of veterans who were occupying government property (pictured) to demand immediate payment for money owed.
1935 – The
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
heavy bomber aircraft, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in
World War II , made its first flight.
1976 –
An earthquake measuring at least 8.2 on the
Richter magnitude scale , one of the deadliest in history, flattened
Tangshan , China, killing at least 240,000 people.
1996 – The remains of the prehistoric
Kennewick Man were discovered on a bank of the
Columbia River near
Kennewick, Washington , US.
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