Ninety-five years after women were first granted the right to vote, on July 28, 2016, former Secretary of State, Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton makes history by accepting the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, becoming the first woman to lead a major U.

In a pivotal moment in U.

Historic Announcement: The Irish Republican Army Discontinues Armed Campaign In a landmark moment for Northern Ireland, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) officially announced the end of its decades-long armed campaign against British rule on July 28, 2004.

In July 1996, a remarkable archaeological find emerged from the banks of the Columbia River in Kennewick, Washington, when construction workers discovered what would later be known as Kennewick Man.

In 1984, the world witnessed the opening of the Los Angeles Summer Olympics, an event that promised to showcase global athleticism and unity.

On July 28, 1978, National Lampoon’s Animal House, a movie spoof about 1960s college fraternities starring John Belushi, opens in U.

On July 28, 1975, the grizzly bear—once the undisputed king of the western wilderness—is given federal protection as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

On July 28, 1968, several hundred Native Americans in Minneapolis, Minnesota attend a meeting, organized by community activists George Mitchell, Dennis Banks and Clyde Bellecourt, to discuss issues facing their local Indigenous community.

On July 28, 1965, President Lyndon B.

On July 28, 1942, Joseph Stalin, premier and dictator of the Soviet Union, issues Order No.