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Jack L. Warner (1892–1978) was a Canadian-born American film executive who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. Warner's 45-year career was longer than that of any other traditional Hollywood studio mogul. He worked with his brother, Sam Warner, to procure the technology for the film industry's first talking picture. Although Warner was feared by many of his employees and inspired ridicule with his uneven attempts at humor, he earned respect for his shrewd instincts and toughmindedness. He recruited many of Warner Bros.' top stars and promoted the hard-edged social dramas for which the studio became known. Although he was a staunch Republican, Warner encouraged film projects that promoted the agenda of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. He speedily grasped the threat posed by European fascism and criticized Nazi Germany well before America's involvement in World War II. During the postwar era Warner supported an anti-Communist crusade that culminated in the "blacklisting" of Hollywood directors, actors, screenwriters, and technicians. Despite his controversial public image, Warner remained a force in the motion picture industry until his retirement in the early 1970s. (more...) Recently featured: Point Park Civic Center – Albert Stanley, 1st Baron Ashfield – Maximian Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Cadel Evans Truong Tan Sang becomes the new President of Vietnam and nominates Nguyen Tan Dung to another term as Prime Minister. In cycling, Cadel Evans (pictured) becomes the first Australian to win the Tour de France. Protests against rising house prices in Israel continue, with thousands gathering in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Thousands of protesters encounter violence while marching toward the Egyptian Ministry of Defense in Cairo. Singer Amy Winehouse is found dead at her London home. Two high-speed trains collide and derail near Wenzhou, China, killing at least 39 people. Two attacks in Norway—a bombing in Oslo and a shooting on Utøya—result in at least 76 deaths. Arab Spring – Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
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July 28: World Hepatitis Day; Independence Day in Peru (1821) 1896 – Miami, today the principal city and the center of the South Florida metropolitan area, the seventh largest metro area in the United States, was incorporated with a population of just over 300. 1914 – Austria-Hungary declared war after rejecting Serbia's conditional acceptance of only part of the July Ultimatum following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, starting World War I. 1995 – Two followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh were convicted for the attempted assassination of the United States Attorney for the District of Oregon. 2001 – At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe (pictured) became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships. 2010 – In the deadliest air accident in Pakistan's history, Airblue Flight 202 crashed into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, killing all 152 aboard. More anniversaries: July 27 – July 28 – July 29 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now July 28, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The Ursus C-451 was a popular model of tractor, manufactured by the Ursus Factory, based on the German Lanz Bulldog D9506. Production of the original model, the C-45, began in 1946, and was replaced by the improved C-451 in 1954. Ursus discontinued the model in 1959, and the design was then sold to Mechanical Plant in Gorzów Wielkopolski.

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