General Information for July 28th 2017 |
There are 2 public holidays today. |
Day 209 of 2017 |
156 days left in 2017 |
Week 30 of the year |
On this Day in History |
2005 - The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland. |
1974 - Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. |
1866 - At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln). |
1809 - Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera - Sir Arthur Wellesley's British, Portuguese and Spanish army defeats a French force led by Joseph Bonaparte. |