July 28: What Happened on This Day in History (High_school Level)?

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1. In 1586, Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe.
2. In 1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain.
3. In 1858, the first use of fingerprints as a means of identification is made.
4. In 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process and the equal protection of the laws to former slaves, was declared in effect.
5. In 1896, The city of Miami, Fla., was incorporated.
6. In 1914, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. World War I began as declarations of war by other European nations quickly followed.
7. In 1933, the first singing telegram delivered to Rudy Vallee, actor, in New York City.
8. In 1959, Hawaii's 1st US election sends 1st Asian-Americans to Congress.
9. In 1977, the first oil through the TransAlaska Pipeline System reached Valdez, Alaska.
10. In 2005, the Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm.
11. Famous Birthdays: Hugo Chavez (President of Venezuela), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (American first lady), Beatrix Potter (Children's author), Soulja Boy (rapper), Bill Bradley (

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