You could still be in the Christmas festivities mood and might be looking for an activity outside the usual. Here is a list of major events that happened on December 28 to help you stay knowledgeable.
Read on to learn more.
- 1694 – Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III.
- 1828 – 6.8 earthquake struck Echigo Japan, and killed 30,000 people.
- 1832 – John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson.
- 1836 – Mexico’s independence was recognized by Spain.
- 1846 – Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union.
- 1895 – The first commercial public screening of cinematographic films took place in Paris.
- 1908 – An earthquake killed over 75,000 at Messina in Sicily.
- 1912 – The first municipally-owned streetcars were used on the streets of San Francisco, CA.
- 1934 – The first-ever Women’s cricket international began with England vs Australia in Australia.
- 1937 – The Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland when a new constitution established the country as a sovereign state under the name of Eire.
- 1945 – The U.S. Congress officially recognized the “Pledge of Allegiance.”
- 1948 – America announced a study to launch an Earth satellite.
- 1950 – The Peak District became Britain’s first designated National Park.
- 1972 – Kim Il-song became the president of North Korea.
- 1973 – American President Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law.
- 1975 – 4,000 people died following an earthquake in Pakistan
- 1981 – Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, VA.
- 1984 – Ted Hughes was appointed British Poet Laureate by Queen Elizabeth II.
- 1985 – America performed a nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 2012 – Vladimir Putin signed into law a ban on the US adoption of Russian children.