DAY IN HISTORY

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Today is the 210th day of 2019 and the 39th day of summer.

TODAY’S HISTORY:

In 1914, Austriahungary declared war on Serbia, marking the official beginning of World War I.

In 1932, President Herbert Hoover ordered the U.S. Army to evict the Bonus Army protesters from government property in Washington, D.C.

In 1945, heavy fog caused a diverted U.S. military B-25 bomber to crash into the Empire State Building in New York City, killing 14 people.

In 2005, the Irish Republican Army renounced violence as a political tactic and ordered its units to disarm and cease all terrorist activities.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), children’s author/illustrator; Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929-1994), first lady; Bill Bradley (1943- ), basketball player/u.s. senator; Jim Davis (1945- ), cartoonist; Sally Struthers (1947- ), actress; Hugo Chavez (1954-2013), Venezuelan president; Scott Pelley (1957- ), TV journalist; Dana White (1969- ), UFC president; Manu

TODAY’S FACT: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis was fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1989, Vince Coleman’s stolen-base streak ended at 50. The Cardinals outfielder’s recordsetting streak included six steals from the 1988 season.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest.” — Beatrix Potter

TODAY’S NUMBER: 126 — postseason games won together by San Antonio Spurs teammates Manu Ginobili, Tim Duncan and Tony Parker, the most by any trio of players on a single team in NBA history.

TODAY’S MOON:

Between first quarter moon (July 27) and full moon (Aug. 3).