July 28 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for July 28
In the headlines today:

2002	Rescuers bore a 30-inch shaft through 240 feet of rock in order to sucessfully reach nine coal miners, trapped for more than 74 hours, from a flooded mine in Somerset, Pennsylvania.
1993	The European principality of Andorra is admitted to the United Nations.
1991	The 15th perfect game in major league baseball history is pitched by Dennis Martinez, as his Montreal Expos beat the L.A. Dodgers, 2-0.
1972		Grand Funk Railroad finishes recording vocal overdubs for the song Rock & Roll Soul, which would appear on their Phoenix album. (The album would later peak at #7 on the US album sales chart.) (photo credit: Capitol)
1965	US president Lyndon Johnson announces that he is increasing the American military presence in South Vietnam by nearly 120,000 troops.
1945	Thirteen people are killed when a B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building.
1943	US president Franklin D. Roosevelt announces that coffee rationing will no longer be in effect, during WWII.
1920	Pancho Villa, bandit and revolutionary, surrenders to the Mexican government.
1914	World War I begins as Austria-Hungary declares war on Serbia.
1868	The 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, guaranteeing citizenship to those born or naturalized in the United States, is adopted.
1821	Peru declares its independence from Spain.
1750	Composer Johann Sebastian Bach dies in Leipzig, Germany, at age 65.
1741	Composer-violinist Antonio Vivaldi dies in Vienna at age 63.
1615	Lake Huron is discovered by French explorer Samuel de Champlain.
1540		England's King Henry VIII marries Katherine Howard. Uncle Woody sez: "Visit Royal Paper Dolls for free paper dolls of Katherine Howard and Henry VIII." (Artwork © Laurie Sebastian)