It happened on a… July 28

2019

106th Tour de France: 22 year old Egan Bernal becomes first ever Colombian and Latin American winner.

First Fortnite World Cup won by US teenager Kyle Giersdorf with largest ever e-sports prize of $3 million at Arthur Ashe Stadium, New York.

Monica Lewinsky received blanket immunity from prosecution to testify before a grand jury about her relationship with U.S. President Clinton.

Dennis Martinez (Montreal Expos) pitched the 13th perfect game in major league baseball history.

After a four-year legal fight, John Lennon was awarded his Green card, allowing him permanent residence in the US.

“On the Waterfront”, directed by Elia Kazan starring Marlon Brando and Eva Marie Saint, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1955).

A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City’s Empire State Building. 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.

Italian Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns.

“White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Béla Lugos is released in the US.

IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands

World War I officially began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut.

Inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris