| 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 - Tornadoes touch down in residential areas in south Birmingham and Coventry, England, causing £4,000,000 worth of damages and injuring 39 people. |
| 2002 - Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. |
| 1973 - Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. |
| 1948 - The Metropolitan Police Flying Squad foils a bullion robbery in the "Battle of London Airport". |