Event:
U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China
More Notable Events on July 28:
1945 Airplane crashes into the Empire State Building
1926 U.S. and Panamanian pact about safeguard of Panama Canal
1900 Hamburger created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut
1866 Metric system becomes a legal measurement system in U.S.
1858 Nadar takes 1st airborne photo, in a balloon
