Tuesday, July 28th. Day 209 of 2026
It’s Soccer Day and World Conservation Day
1868: Secretary of State William H. Seward announces the 14th Amendment ratified by states, granting citizenship to ex-slaves
1896: The city of Miami is incorporated
1943: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians
1945: A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26
1965: President Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000
1984: The Summer Olympics opened in Los Angeles
1994: Major League Baseball Players announce they’ll go on strike on August 12 if no deal is reached with management. No deal was reached and the players walked out in August. The season was over !
1998: Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with President Clinton
2022: Catastrophic floods devastate Eastern Kentucky, resulting in 45 fatalities and causing damage to thousands of homes and businesses.[
News: Taylorsville Couple facing list of crimes in Lincoln County…Alexander County man arrested Monday then found to be in possession of drugs on jail property…Catawba County now in custody charged with Brookford murder…Newton man charged with murder of Valdese woman…Tow people shot on I-77 near Mooresville…Woman charged with extorting money from church cemetery fund…13 illegals arrested during Caldwell County operation over the weekend
Weather: Sunshine early, storms pretty likely later this afternoon
Sports: Cougar Football Mini-Camp began Monday…More turmoil within UNC Football program…Braves mauled by the Mets…Losing streak ends at 12 for Miami Marlins…Stanley Cup making the rounds in Finland with a couple Carolina Hurricanes
Happy Birthday: Marty Brennaman, Bill Bradley, Jim Davis, Jonathan Edwards, Sally Struthers, Scott Pelly, Elizabeth Berkley, Lori Loughlin, Manu Ginobili, Nelly Korda
Word of the Day: redress [ree-dres] the setting right of what is wrong, relief from wrong or injury, compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury. From our Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson “In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. “
Iowa woman charged with operating a mower while impaired https://thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/iowa-oui-mower-287036
Quote of the Day: “I don’t think there are any men who are faithful to their wives.”… Jackie Kennedy (Born this day in 1929)
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