Today in History - July 28

On July 28, 1868, Secretary of State William Seward issued a proclamation certifying without reservation that the Fourteenth Amendment was a part of the United States Constitution.  Continue reading.

One of America's most prominent first ladies, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was born on July 28, 1929.  Continue reading.

On July 28, 1932, protesters known as the "Bonus Army" or "Bonus Expeditionary Forces (B.E.F.)", who had gathered in the nation's capital to demand an immediate lump-sum payment of pension funds (benefits) for their military service during World War I, were confronted by Federal troops.  Continue reading.

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