What Happened on Dec 28

Benjamin Franklin Begins Publishing "Poor Richard's Almanac"

Poor Richard's Almanack (sometimes Almanac) was a yearly almanac published by Benjamin Franklin, who adopted the pseudonym of "Poor Richard" or... Read more

A Group Of Seminoles And Escaped Slaves Ambush A U.S. Army Company Attempting To Forcibly Remove The Seminole

The US acquired Florida from Spain via the Adams-Onís Treaty and took possession in 1821. In 1832 the Seminoles were called to a meeting at Payne's... Read more

Iowa is the 29th State Admitted to the Union

The first American settlers officially moved to Iowa in June 1833. Primarily, they were families from Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Indiana,... Read more

Thomas Woodrow Wilson Is Born

Thomas Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton, Virginia. The twenty-eighth president of the United States, Wilson served two... Read more

Battle of Mount Zion Church - Confederate Forces Defeated in Northeastern Missouri

The Battle of Mount Zion Church was a battle of the American Civil War, which occurred on December 28, 1861, in Boone County, southeast of... Read more

Tay Bridge Disaster

At approximately 7:15 p.m. on the stormy night of 28 December 1879, the central navigation spans of the Tay bridge collapsed into the Firth of Tay... Read more

Castle & Cooke is incorporated under the laws of Hawaii.

The Castle & Cooke partnership was incorporated and Joe Atherton was elected president. At this time the company was just coming out of a financial... Read more

Messina Earthquake of 1908

On the early morning of December 28, 1908, the Italian city of Messina awoke to the deadliest earthquake in European history. Striking just days... Read more

Amelia Earhart experiences her first flight with Frank Hawks

By 1919 Earhart prepared to enter Smith College but changed her mind and enrolled at Columbia University signing up for a course in medical studies... Read more

Gandhi Arrives in Bombay After His Visit to Europe

While Gandhi was on the high seas, the arrests of Jawaharlal Nehru and Abdul Ghaffar Khan, two of his ablest lieutenants, had created a crisis.... Read more

On The Town Premieres On Broadway

On the Town is a musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, based on Jerome Robbins' idea for... Read more

Airborne Transport's NC16002 Disappears

The disappearance of the Airborne Transporter DC-3 airliner, NC16002 occurred the night of December 28, 1948 near the end of a scheduled flight... Read more

Battle of Santa Clara

The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of the Cuban city of Santa Clara by revolutionaries... Read more

Stevie Wonder Releases With a Song in My Heart

With A Song In My Heart is a 1963 album by Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album was the first to drop Wonder's Little nickname as... Read more

Rendlesham Forest Incident

The Rendlesham Forest UFO case has taken on the mantle of the “British Roswell”, but in truth it is a far more significant event than Roswell.... Read more

Kuwait Bombings

The Kuwait Bombings were attacks on six key foreign installations. Shiite truck bombers attacked the US embassy and other targets. This attack... Read more

FDA Approves Wyeth Pharm's Effexor

Effexor is an antidepressant in a group of drugs called selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SSNRIs). Effexor works by... Read more

"The Madness Of King George" Is Released

The Madness of King George is a 1994 film directed by Nicholas Hytner and adapted by Alan Bennett from his own play, The Madness of George III. It... Read more

Jay-Z releases fourth studio album "Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter"

Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter is the fourth studio release by American rapper Jay-Z. It is, for the most part, his return to a more... Read more

Gran Turismo 4 released

Gran Turismo 4 (also known as GT4) is a racing video game for Sony PlayStation 2 which was developed by Polyphony Digital. It was released on... Read more

Boston Bruins defeat Atlanta Thrashers, 2-1

ATLANTA - After last night's 2-1 win, Boston's eighth straight victory, Cam Neely entered the visiting dressing room, spotted Manny Fernandez, and... Read more

Boston Celtics defeat Sacramento Kings, 108-63

SACRAMENTO - The Celtics returned to their successful form last night by royally flushing the Kings. Boston snapped its first two-game losing... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Buffalo Bills, 13-0

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - On a day that featured oddities such as a second-quarter delay to adjust the wind-tilted goal posts, two punts on third down... Read more

Al Qaeda Group Claims Responsibility for Airline Bombing Attempt

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the branch of the extremist group based in Yemen, appeared to claim responsibility for the Christmas Day... Read more

Barack Obama Vows Full Investigation of Attempted Plane Bombing and Review of Terrorism Watchlist

President Barack Obama yesterday ordered an urgent review of how authorities use terrorist watch-lists to foil attacks on US targets after a... Read more