On this day: July 28

July 28: World Hepatitis Day; Independence Day in Peru (1821)

Vinnie Ream with a bust of Lincoln

• 1821 – Peruvian War of Independence: Argentine general José de San Martín declared the independence of Peru from Spain.
• 1866 – At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream (pictured) became the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue—that of Abraham Lincoln in the U.S. Capitol rotunda.
• 1935 – The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircraft, which dropped more bombs than any other U.S. aircraft in World War II, made its first flight.
• 1995 – Two followers of Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh) were convicted for the attempted assassination of the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon.
• 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army announced an end to its armed campaign to overthrow British rule in Northern Ireland to create a United Ireland.

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