COACH HUMPS HISTORY FACTS 7/28 1540: Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of King Henry VIII on charges of treason. Henry marries his 5th wife Catherine Howard on the same day. 1750: Johann Sebastian Bach dies after unsuccessful eye surgery. 1794: French Revolution leader Maximilien Robespierre is executed by guillotine in Paris. 1821: Peru declares independence from Spain. 1854: USS Constellation, the last all sail warship built the US Navy, is commissioned. 1864: At the Battle of Ezra Church, Confederate forces make a third unsuccessful attempt to drive Union troops from Atlanta. 1868: The 14th Amendment is certified giving African Americans citizenship. 1896: The city of Miami Florida is incorporated. 1914: Austria declares war on Serbia after Serbia rejects an Austrian ultimatum. This was the start of World War I. 1932: Pres Herbert Hoover orders the US Army to forcible evict the Bonus Army of WWI veterans who had gathered in Washington DC. 1933: First singing telegram is sent. 1939: Judy Garland records Over the Rainbow 1942: In response to German advances into the Soviet Union, Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin orders that any soldier who leave their posts without orders will be executed. 1943: US Government declares an end to coffee rationing. 1945: A B-25 bomber crashes into the Empire State Building. 1965: US forces in South Vietnam increase from 75,000 to 125,000. 1976: An earthquake in China kills 242,000 1977: The Alaskan Pipeline becomes operational. 1994: Kenny Rogers pitches a perfect game for the Texas Rangers. WANT TO FEEL OLD: Actress Sally Struthers turns 67 today. QUOTE: Dont say you dont have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day which were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, da Vinci, Einstein, etc. DYK: Today we celebrate Milk Chocolate Day. FYI: All the bacteria in our body collectively weighs about 4 lbs. RANDOM THOUGHT: Do not argue with an idiot, He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Its amazing how a little tomorrow can make up fora whole lot of yesterday.
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