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On July 28, 1976, the deadliest earthquake in modern history hit the industrial city of Tangshan. Becuase the earthquake struck early in the morning, most of the city's residents were trapped under the collapsed buildings, causing at least 250,000 deaths in what Asian country?

China. The 23-second, 8.0 earthquake flattened more than 90% of the city's buildings, with many more people eventually dying because of inadequate medical care once they were rescued.

The United States Senate approved a charter on July 28, 1945 to create what world organization that would be a confrontation point for the world's problems in the future?

United Nations & UN. Later, in December of that year, the United States Senate approved US participation in the United Nations.

On July 28, 1943, which German city suffered its worst British bombing raid since the beginning of the war, basically setting the city on fire and killing more than 40,000 German civilians?

Hamburg. More than 2,300 tons of Allied bombs were dropped on the city, setting it ablaze.

Percy Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin eloped on July 28, even though Shelley was still currently married, in what decade?

1810s. Shelley and Wollstonecraft Godwin married in 1814 and spent most of their marriage fleeing throughout Europe from creditors until he died in 1822.

On this day in 1864, Confederate General John Bell Hood made a third attempt to break through General William T. Sherman's capture of Atlanta. What battle was this, a sounding Union victory with 3,000 Confederates dead?

Battle of Ezra Church. Battle of Peachtree Creek was the first attempt to oust Sherman, followed by the Battle of Atlanta, both Confederate losses.

On July 28, 1998, AOL was virtually shut down because of a massive spam campaign that clogged the system. Over 2.5 millions messages were retuned to what sender, one of the largest Internet providers other than AOL?

ameritech.net. The millions of returned messages shut down ameritech.net as well, slowing e-mails from both companies.

The first underwater telegraph cable was laid on this day in what decade which established transatlantic telegraph communication for the first time?

1850s. The cable stretched 1,950 miles from Newfoundland to Ireland, but a bad signal put it out of communications in less than 2 months.

Elvis had his second Number One Billboard single on this day in 1956 with what song?

"I Want You, I Need You, I Love You". Elvis' first Number One single was "Heartbreak Hotel" in April of 1956.

True or false: On July 28, 1841, the Whig party's proposition of a Fiscal Bank Bill was passed aiming to stop, or at least to delay, the creation of a National Bank of the United States.

f. The Fiscal Bank Bill, also called the Fiscal Corporation Bill, was passed narrowly by the Senate and called for the creation of the National Bank of the United States, but President Tyler vetoed the bill and the Whigs could not gain enough support to override his veto.

What amendment, guaranteeing freed slaves their US citzenship, was adopted on this day in 1868?

14th Amendment. The 14th Amendment was cited in the ruling of both Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education, both opposites of each other.