On This Day for July 28 - Beginning of World War I, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. July 28 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1914 Beginning of World War I READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2005: The Irish Republican Army announced that it had ended its armed campaign and instead would pursue only peaceful means to achieve its objectives. 1991: Spanish cyclist Miguel Indurain won his first of five consecutive Tour de France titles. [Sort fact from fiction in our Tour de France quiz.] 1976: An earthquake in the industrial city of Tangshan, China, killed more than 240,000 people. [Test your knowledge of natural disasters.] 1954: The classic film On the Waterfront—directed by Elia Kazan and featuring one of Marlon Brando's most iconic performances—was released in the United States. [ How much do you know about movies?] 1932: The first feature-length zombie film, White Zombie—inspired by the book and by a stage play called Zombie—was released in New York City; it starred Bela Lugosi. [ Take our film buff quiz.] 1868: The Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution—which granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and slaves who had been emancipated after the Civil War —entered into force. [Test your knowledge of amendments to the U.S. Constitution.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1929 Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis American first lady 1954 Hugo Chávez president of Venezuela 1887 Marcel Duchamp French artist 1902 Karl Popper British philosopher 1635 Robert Hooke British scientist 1866 Beatrix Potter British author SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help