The Australasian Antarctic Expedition began as the SY Aurora departed London. Date: July 28, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on the Kingdom of Serbia and begins the Great War. Date: July 28, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United States begins a 19-year occupation of Haiti. Date: July 28, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

Anti-lynching movement: The Silent Parade takes place in New York City, in protest against murders, lynchings, and other violence directed towards African Americans. Date: July 28, 1917 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1917 📅 On This Day (Today)

During the Great Depression, U.S. president Herbert Hoover orders the United States Army to forcibly evict the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans gathered in Washington, D.C. Date: July 28, 1932 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1932 📅 On This Day (Today)

First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Date: July 28, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)

Hawaii Clipper disappears between Guam and Manila as the first loss of an airliner in trans-Pacific China Clipper service. Date: July 28, 1938 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1938 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered. Date: July 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. Date:…

World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. Date: July 28, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 28 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)