This week in history

July 28 1945: Lviv’s History Museum opens its doors after a major renovation.

1993: Ukraine’s defense minister and his US counterpart sign a memorandum of understanding in Washington, D.C.

July 29  1880:  The Aivazovsky Art Gallery opens in Feodosiia (Crimea).

1994: The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine suspends the privatization process.

July 30 1920: The Ukrainian Military Organization led by Yevhen Konovalets is formed.

1944: The Council of People’s Commissars (Radnarkom) of the Ukrainian SSR and the CC of the CP(B)U resolve to take measures to combat homeless children in Ukraine.

July 31 1924: The Polish government bans the use of Ukrainian in the official institutions of Eastern Galicia (Halychyna).

1996: The Narkobiznes computerized database of illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic agents is created in Ukraine.

August 1  1923:  The All-Ukraine Central Executive Committee and the Radnarkom of the Ukrainian SSR resolve to take measures to facilitate the development of the Ukrainian language.

1977: Central Artist’s House opens in Kyiv.

August 2  1914:  The Boiova Uprava (Combat Board) of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen is formed as the legion’s organizing and coordinating center.

1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR resolves to impose a moratorium on the construction of nuclear power and heavy-duty tracking radar stations.

August 3 1935: The Radnarkom of the Ukrainian SSR adopts a program of physical education in the elementary and secondary schools.

1990: The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR passes the bill on economic independence of the Ukrainian SSR.