Historical Events for 28th July 2018

1790 – Henry James Pye appointed British Poet Laureate by King George III
1911 – 96°F (35.6°C) in De Bilt, Netherlands
1945 – Physicist Raemer Schreiber and Lieutenant Colonel Peer de Silva arrive on the Pacific island of Tinian with the plutonium core used to assemble the Fat Man bomb used in the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9
1974 – 69 die when packed bus strikes heavy truck (Belem, Brazil)
1977 – Roy Wilkins turn over NAACP leadership to Benjamin Hooks
1978 – At Old Timer’s Game it’s announced Martin will again manage Yankees
1979 – France performs nuclear Test
1979 – Dave Kingman becomes 6th to have a 2nd 3 HR game
2002 – 89th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
2012 – Ye Shiwen of China sets world record in the women’s 400m individual medley in 4:28.43

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