On This Day (July 28th) Multiple Choice

1. 1540 – Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries which of his wives on the same day ?

2. 1571 – La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest provinces in which country ?

3. 1821 – José de San Martín declares the independence of which country from Spain ?

4. 1854 – USS Constellation, the last all-sail warship built by the United States Navy is commissioned. She is now a museum in which harbour ?

5. 1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the US government for a statue of which president ?

6. 1896 – Which city in Florida is incorporated ?

7. 1914 – In the culmination of the July Crisis, Austria-Hungary declares war on which country, igniting World War I ?

8. 1935 – The first flight of which aircraft takes place ?

9. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs which city causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians ?

10. 1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Approximately how many people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway ?

11. 1984 – The Summer Olympics officially known as the "Games of the XXIII Olympiad" were opened in which city ?

12. 1996 – The remains of what are discovered near Kennewick, Washington, USA ?

13. 2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in which US state, are rescued after 77 hours underground ?

14. 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified for life by the Supreme Court of Pakistan that found him guilty of what ?

15. 1866 – Beatrix Potter, English children's book writer and illustrator is born. She is best known for inventing which character ?