On this day in 1914, World War I officially began when Austria- Hungary declared war on Serbia.
On this day in 1932, Federal troops forcibly dispersed the "Bonus Army" of World War I veterans who had gathered in Washington, DC. They were demanding money they were not scheduled to receive until 1945.
A U.S. Army bomber crashed into the 79th floor of New York City’s Empire State Building on this day in 1945. A total 14 people were killed and 26 were injured.
President John F. Kennedy and wife Jacqueline.
Aristotle Onassis with wife Jacqueline.
Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis (Bouvier) (July 28, 1929 – May 19, 1994)
Packy was an Asian elephant at the 64-acre Oregon Zoo located in Portland, Oregon. He was famous for having been the first elephant born in the Western Hemisphere in 44 years. At the time of his death, he was the oldest male Asian elephant in North America. In July 2013, Packy was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was euthanized today following the veterinarians’ decision that his TB was was drug resistant.