Today in History.....July 28

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1821, Peru declared its independence from Spain

1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process of law, was declared in effect


1932, federal troops forcibly dispersed the so-called "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington to demand money they were not scheduled to receive until 1945

1945, the U.S. Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2

1965, President Johnson announced he was increasing the number of American troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

1976, an earthquake devastated northern China, killing at least 242,000 people, according to an official estimate
1996, federal investigators reported "very good leads" in the hunt for the Olympic bomber, a day after the explosion in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta that killed a Georgia woman.

ALSO: President Clinton, addressing a veterans convention in New Orleans, called on Congress to pass expanded anti-terrorism measures

2001, Alejandro Toledo, Peru's first freely elected president of Indian descent, was sworn into office

2002, nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset, Pa., were rescued after 77 hours underground


2005, NASA said space shuttle Discovery had escaped any serious damage from the potentially deadly piece of foam that broke off from the fuel tank during liftoff and looked safe to fly home in a week.

ALSO: The Irish Republican Army renounced the use of violence against British rule in Northern Ireland and said it would disarm