This day in history for July 28th;
1586 -- Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
1851 -- Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph
1865 -- The American Dental Association proposed its first code of ethics.
1868 -- 14th Amendment ratified, citizenship to exslaves
1883 -- Shocks triggered by the volcano Epomeo (Isle of Ischia, Italy) destroyed 1,200 houses at Casamicciola killing 2,000
1896 -- City of Miami incorporated
1900 -- Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut
1914 -- World War I officially began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
1915 -- 10,000 blacks march on 5th Ave (NYC) protesting lynchings
1931 -- Congress makes "The Star-Spangled Banner" our 2nd national anthem
1933 -- 1st singing telegram delivered (to Rudy Vallee), NYC
1942 -- L.A. Thatcher received a patent for a coin-operated mailbox. The device stamped envelopes when money was inserted.
1943 -- Pres FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US
1945 -- US Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die
1948 -- I.G. Farben chemical plant explodes in Ludwigshafen, Germany, 182 die
1951 -- Walt Disney's "Alice In Wonderland" released
1959 -- Hawaii's 1st US election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress
1962 -- 19 die in a train crash in Steelton Pa
1974 -- 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck (Belem, Brazil)
1977 -- 1st oil flow through the Alaska pipeline
1978 -- 600,000 attend Watkins Glen Summer Jam in NY
1978 -- Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time
1988 -- Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson
1998 -- Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.
2000 -- Kathie Lee Gifford made her final appearance as co-host of the ABC talk show "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee."
I hope everyone enjoys this day in history!
MsPriss *PrissieHugzz* :)
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