July 28 Holidays

National Milk Chocolate Day celebrates milk chocolate — the softer, sweeter form of chocolate created by Daniel Peter and Henri Nestlé in Vevey, Switzerland, in 1875 when Peter added condensed milk to dark chocolate, unlocking a global confectionery category. National Soccer Day celebrates association football — the most widely played sport on Earth, with an estimated 270 million players across 200 countries, and an industry that generates more than $600 billion globally in broadcast rights, merchandise, and ticket sales. Buffalo Soldiers Day marks the formation of the 10th Cavalry Regiment on July 28, 1866 — one of the first all-Black units in the regular U.S. Army, whose nickname “Buffalo Soldiers” is believed to have been given by Comanche or Cheyenne warriors who respected their fighting spirit. National Waterpark Day celebrates the themed water attraction whose earliest American form was Action Park in Vernon, New Jersey, in 1978. Condensed milk, 270 million players, a cavalry regiment, and a water slide.