THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022

1943-Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini resigns

1943-President FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US

1945-U.S. Army bomber crashes into 79th floor of Empire State Bldg, 14 die

1945-U.S. Senate ratifies U.N. charter 89-2

1959-Hawaii's first U.S. election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress

1960-Republican National convention selects Richard Nixon

1967-Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) (England) closes down

1976-242,000 die in Tientsin-Tangshan (China) 8.2 earthquake

1978-At Old Timer's Game it's announced Martin will again manage Yankees

1978-Perth Observatory discovers asteroid #3188 & #3422

1988-IBM announces price hike on older models

1988-Israeli diplomats arrive in Moscow for first visit in 21 years

1988-Jordan cancels $1.3 billion development plan in West Bank

1988-Winnie Mandella's home in Soweto, South Africa destroyed by arson

1990-Blackout hits Chicago

1991-Expo's Dennis Martinez pitches baseball's 15th perfect game (Dodgers)

2061-31st recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet