Remembrance on July 28:
International Event:
1586, Sir Thomas Harriot introduced potatoes to Europe.
1741, Captain Bering discovered Mount St. Elias in Alaska.
1821, Peru got independence from Spain.
1851, Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph.
1866, Metric system became a legal measurement system in the U.S.
1866, Vinnie Ream became the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue
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1896, City of Miami incorporated.
1914, World War I began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.
1928, 9th Olympic Games opened in Amsterdam.
1933, Spain recognized the U.S.S.R.
1933, First singing telegram delivered in New York.
1959, Great Britain started using postal codes.
1962, Mariner I launched to Mars falls into the Atlantic Ocean.
1983, NASA launched Telstar-3A.
1984, 23rd modern Olympic Games opened in Los Angeles.
2001, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship.
2015, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to address the African Union.
Days Observed on July 28:
World Hepatitis Day, Globally
World Nature Conservation Day, Globally
International Liberation Day, San Marino
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