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14th Amendment / World War I / White Zombie

On This Day (July 28): Your quick daily trip back in time.

Fatih Taskiran
July 28, 2025 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

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Good morning. It's Monday, July 28, and we're discovering the 14th Amendment's adoption, the beginning of World War I, the first zombie movie, and more.

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🗓️ Time Machine

-1794

French Revolutionary figure Maximilien Robespierre and 22 other leaders of the"Terror" were guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris.

-1868

The 14th Amendment, which gives citizenship to all Americans born or naturalized in the United States—including formerly enslaved people—was officially ratified by the required three-quarters of states.

-1914

Austria-Hungary rejects mediation and declares war on Serbia—the first declaration of war of World War I.

-1917

10,000 African Americans marched on Fifth Avenue in NYC to protest against lynching in the Silent Parade, organized by James Weldon Johnson.

-1932

The 1st full-length zombie film, Victor Halperin's "White Zombie," starring Bela Lugosi, was released in the United States.

-1945

A U.S. military plane crashes into the Empire State Building, killing 14 people.

-1976

The Tangshan Earthquake in northern China killed over 300,000 people, the biggest earthquake death toll in the 20th century.

-2005

The Provisional Irish Republican Army ended its thirty-year armed campaign in Northern Ireland.

📸 Snapshot

Following an arrest in Florida, an exotic dancer demonstrated that her underwear was too large for her to have exposed herself, 1983

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💬 Final Words

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I desire to go to Hell and not Heaven. In the former place I shall enjoy the company of popes, kings, and princes, while in the latter are only beggars, monks, and apostles.