Once again, it should be reiterated, that this does not pretend to be a very extensive history of what happened on this day (nor is it the most original - the links can be found down below). If you know something that I am missing, by all means, shoot me an email or leave a comment, and let me know!
An army under the authority of Louis the Pious, the son of Charlemagne, occupied Barcelona (in modern day northern Spain) on this day in 801. In 1065 on this day, Westminster Abbey was consecrated in London, England. In 1308 on this day, the reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan, began. On this day in 1836, the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty was signed between Mexico and Spain, in which the independence of Mexico was formally recognized. In 1869, the first Labor Day of United States history was recognized. On this day in 1893, French lieutenant Boiteux annexed Timbuktu. In 1895 on this day, the Lumiere brothers, among the first ever film makers, held the first commercial film screening at the Salon Indien du Grand Café, Paris. Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premiered in Paris on this day in 1897. On this day in 1908, the most destructive earthquake in recorded European history struck Messina, Italy, killing nearly 80,000 people. In 2007 on this day, Nepal was declared a federal democratic Republic by the interim parliament, abolishing the monarchy.
Here's a more detailed look at events that transpired on this date throughout history:
The following links are to web sites that were used to complete this blog entry:
http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/dec28.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
• 418 - St Boniface I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
• An army under the authority of Louis the Pious, the son of Charlemagne, occupied Barcelona (in modern day northern Spain) on this day in 801.
Westminster Abbey by day (above) and by night (below)
• In 1065 on this day, Westminster Abbey was consecrated in London, England, under Edward the Confessor.
• In 1308 on this day, the reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan, began.
• 1614 - Sperm whale beached at Noordwijk
• 1732 - 1st known ad for "Poor Richard's Almanack" (Pennsylvania Gazette)
• 1768 - King Taksin was coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
Statue of Thomas Paine at Burnam Park in, Morristown, New Jersey
• American Revolutionary figure and writer Thomas Paine was arrested in France on this day in 1793.
Thomas Paine is arrested in France for treason. Though the charges against him were never detailed, he had been tried in absentia on December 26 and convicted. Before moving to France, Paine was an instrumental figure in the American Revolution as the author of Common Sense, writings used by George Washington to inspire the American troops. Paine moved to Paris to become involved with the French Revolution, but the chaotic political climate turned against him, and he was arrested and jailed for crimes against the country.
When he first arrived in Paris, Paine was heartily welcomed and granted honorary citizenship by leaders of the revolution who enjoyed his antiroyalty book The Rights of Man. However, before long, he ran afoul of his new hosts. Paine was strictly opposed to the death penalty under all circumstances and he vocally opposed the French revolutionaries who were sending hundreds to the guillotine. He also began writing a provocative new book, The Age of Reason, which promoted the controversial notion that God did not influence the actions of people and that science and rationality would prevail over religion and superstition. Although Paine realized that sentiment was turning against him in the autumn of 1793, he remained in France because he believed he was helping the people.
After he was arrested, Paine was taken to Luxembourg Prison. The jail was formerly a palace and unlike any other detainment center in the world. He was treated to a large room with two windows and was locked inside only at night. His meals were catered from outside, and servants were permitted, though Paine did not take advantage of that particular luxury. While in prison, he continued to work on The Age of Reason.
Paine’s imprisonment in France caused a general uproar in America and future President James Monroe used all of his diplomatic connections to get Paine released in November 1794. Ironically, it wasn’t long before Paine came to be despised in the United States, as well. After The Age of Reason was published, he was called an anti-Christ, and his reputation was ruined. Thomas Paine died a poor man in 1809 in New York.
1793 Writer Thomas Paine is arrested in France HISTORY.com Editors Published: November 13, 2009 Last Updated: January 30, 2025
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• 1816 - American Colonization Society organizes
• 1821 - Naples: Gioacchini Rossini moves to Bologna
• 1828 - 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, 30,000 killed
• 1832 - John Calhoun becomes 1st VP to resign (differences with Pres Jackson)
Flag of Mexico
• On this day in 1836, the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty was signed by Mexico's Miguel Santa María and Spain's José María Calatrava. This treaty formally recognized the end of Spain's colonial ambitions and cemented Mexico as a sovereign republic.
1846 - Iowa becomes 29th state
1849 - M Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning, he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine & oil on his clothing & sees cleaning effect
1850 - Rangoon Burma, destroyed by fire
The Statue of Harriet Tubman in Binghamton, New York
• On this day in, 1860, Harriet Tubman arrived in Auburn, New York, on her final mission of freeing slave with the last group which she rescued on her famous Underground Railroad missions. After evading capture for eight years, this was her final journey to freedom as a conductor before the outbreak of the American Civil War. This trip, to free the Ennalls family and others from Maryland, solidified her legend, although she often downplayed her incredible feats, with historians placing her total rescues around 70 people over roughly 13 trips by then.
1864 - Battle of Egypt Station, MS
1867 - United States claims Midway Island, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits.
1869 - William Finley Semple of Mount Vernon, Ohio, patents chewing gum
• In 1869, the first Labor Day of United States history was recognized. The Knights of Labor, a labor union of tailors in Philadelphia, hold the first Labor Day ceremonies in American history. The Knights of Labor was established as a secret society of Pennsylvanian tailors earlier in the year and later grew into a national body that played an important role in the labor movement of the late 19th century. The first annual observance of Labor Day was organized by the American Federation of Labor in 1884, which resolved in a convention in Chicago that "the first Monday in September be set aside as a laborer's national holiday." In 1887, Oregon became the first state to designate Labor Day a holiday, and in 1894 Congress designated the first Monday in September a legal holiday for all federal employees and the residents of the District of Columbia.
1877 - John Stevens, applies for a patent for his flour rolling mill
1878 - Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Quod apostolici muneris (socialism)
1879 - North British Railway's train falls as Firth bridge collapses (Scot)
1887 - Sir John Layton Jarvis, 1st British race horse trainer knighted
• On this day in 1893, French Lieutenant Boiteux annexed Timbuktu.
• In 1895 on this day, the Lumiere brothers, among the first ever film makers, held the first commercial film screening at the Salon Indien du Grand Café, Paris. The film was made by Louis and Auguste Lumiere, two French brothers who developed a camera-projector called the Cinematographe. The Lumiere brothers unveiled their invention to the public in March 1895 with a brief film showing workers leaving the Lumiere factory. On December 28, the entrepreneurial siblings screened a series of short scenes from everyday French life and charged admission for the first time.
• Edmond Rostand's "Cyrano de Bergerac," premiered in Paris on this day in 1897.
1902 - 1st indoor pro football game, Syracuse beats Phila 6-0 (Madison Square Garden, NYC)
1902 - Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to US
1903 - Clyde Fitch's "Glad of It," premieres in NYC
1904 - 1st daily wireless weather forecasts published (London)
1905 - Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910)
1905 - NSW all out for 805 vs Victoria, win by innings & 253
1906 - Ecuador adopts its constitution
1908 - Earthquake strikes Messina, Italy (nearly 80,000 died)
On this day in 1908, the most destructive earthquake in recorded European history struck Messina, Italy, killing nearly 80,000 people. Dec 28, 1908: Worst European earthquake At dawn, the most destructive earthquake in recorded European history strikes the Straits of Messina in southern Italy, leveling the cities of Messina in Sicily and Reggio di Calabria on the Italian mainland. The earthquake and tsunami it caused killed an estimated 100,000 people.
1910 - Opera "Konigskinder" is produced (NYC)
1912 - National Council of Young Israel convenes
1912 - SF Municipal Railway starts operation at Geary St (MUNI)
1912 - The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco, California.
1915 - SF City Hall dedicated by Mayor James Rolph
Playwright George Bernard ShawPlaywright George Bernard Shaw 1923 - George Bernard Shaw's "St Joan," premieres in NYC
1925 - George/Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes," premieres in NYC
1926 - Arthur Mailey takes 4-362 off 64 overs (no maidens) NSW v Vic
1926 - Imperial Airways begins England-India mail & passenger service
1926 - Ponsford scores 352 & Ryder 295 against NSW
1926 - Victoria all out for 1107 against NSW at the MCG Crowd 22,348
1927 - George Kaufman & Moss Hart's "Royal Family," premieres in NYC
1928 - Last recording of Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues," made
• 1928 - Louis Armstrong makes 78 recording of "West End blues"
1931 - Lin-Sen succeeds Chiang Kai-shek as president of Nanjing-China
1935 - W P A Federal Art Project Gallery opens in NYC
1935 - Pravda publishes a letter by Pavel Postyshev, who revives New Year tree tradition in the Soviet Union.
Flag of Ireland
• In 1937 on this day, 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.
1937 - Fascist Octavian Goga becomes PM of Romania/begins spread of Judaism
1939 - First flight of the Consolidated XB-24 Liberator bomber prototype.
• 1941 - State of siege goes into effect in Bohemia/Moravia
• 1942 - Oberkommando Wehrmacht orders strategist flight out of Kaukasus
1942 - Robert Sullivan becomes 1st pilot to fly Atlantic 100 times
1943 - All inhabitants of Kalmukkie deported, about 70,000 killed
General Dwight Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States
• In 1944 on this day during World War II, General Eisenhower met with General Montgomery in Hasselt, Belgium.
1944 - Former Wash 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross
1944 - Leonard Bernstein's musical "On the Town," premieres in NYC
1945 - Congress officially recognizes "Pledge of Allegiance"
1947 - Chic Cards beat Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 in NFL championship game
1948 - IDF crosses Egyptian border
1948 - Middel-Java as a whole in Dutch hands
1948 - US announced a study to launch an Earth satellite
1948 - The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida.
1949 - 20th Century Fox announces it would produce TV programs
• 1950 - Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel, into South Korea
• 1950 - The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
1957 - CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on
1957 - USSR performs atmospheric nuclear test
• In what was long considered to be the "Greatest Game Ever Played" in NFL history, the Baltimore Colts won their first NFL Championship by defeating the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime at Yankee Stadium on this day in 1958.
Playwright Tennessee WilliamsPlaywright Tennessee Williams 1961 - Tennessee Williams' "Night of the Iguana," premieres in NYC
Flag of the United Nations
• 1962 - UN troops occupies Elizabethstad Katanga In late 1962, the UN launched Operation Grandslam, a major offensive to end Katanga's secession, forcibly reintegrating the wealthy province into the Congo, with UN forces taking control of the capital, Élisabethville (now Lubumbashi) by December 28, 1962, leading to the collapse of the secessionist state and President Moïse Tshombe's government by early 1963, despite earlier failed attempts at peaceful settlement.
1963 - "Double Dublin" closes at Little Theater NYC after 4 performances
1963 - "Jennie" closes at Majestic Theater NYC after 82 performances
1963 - Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song"
1964 - Premier of Dmitri Sjostakovitch' Stefan Rasin
1964 - Principal filming of "Dr Zhivago," begins
1966 - 13 die in a train crash in Everett Mass
1966 - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
1967 - KTSB (now KSNT) TV channel 27 in Topeka, KS (NBC) begins broadcasting
1967 - Muriel Siebert is 1st women to own a seat on NY Stock Exchange
1968 - 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival
1968 - 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
• 1968 - Beatles' "Beatles-White Album," goes #1 & stays #1 for 9 weeks
1968 - Israeli assault on Beirut Airport
1968 - KVOF (KUDO, now KWBB) TV channel 38 in SF, CA (IND) 1st broadcast
1969 - Neil Simon's "Last of the Red Hot Lovers," premieres in NYC
1969 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1970 - "Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen" opens at Majestic NYC for 19 perfs
1970 - Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen) adopts constitution
1971 - Hasj falls from now on under(neath) the Opiumwet
1972 - Kim Il-song, becomes president of North Korea
1972 - Martin Bormanns skeleton found in Berlin (Hitlers deputy)
1972 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1973 - Akron Ohio's Chamber of Commerce terminates itself from Soap Box Derby
The flag of the USSR (Soviet Union)
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1973 - Comet Kohoutek at perihelion
• 1974 - 6.3 earthquake strikes Pakistan: 5200 killed
1974 - Senegalese marxist group Reenu-Rew founds the political movement And-Jëf at a clandestine congress.
1975 - "Hail Mary Pass"-Cowboys beat Vikings 17-14 on last second pass
1975 - 1st broadcast of radio Hilversum IV (classic music)
1975 - Earthquake in Pakistan, 4,000 die
1975 - Gary Cosier scores 109 v West Indies at MCG on Test Cricket debut
1975 - Red Army beats NY Rangers 7-3 at Madison Square Garden
1976 - "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Winter Garden Theater NYC for 167 perfs
1976 - Genie Francis joind "General Hospital" as Laura Vining
1976 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
Flag of South Africa during the apartheid era
• On this day in 1976 during the days of apartheid white minority rule in South Africa, anti-apartheid activist Winnie Mandela, then wife of Nelson Mandela, had her movements within the country severely restricted.
1978 - 30th hat trick in Islander history (Mike Bossy)
1980 - Mexico terminated fishing agreements with US
1981 - Cleveland Metroparks Administrative offices move from downtown to Zoo
1981 - Warner-Elektra-Atlantic raises price of 45 records from $1.68 to $1.98
• 1981 - The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, is born in Norfolk, Virginia.
1983 - 72nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Sweden in Melbourne (3-2)
1983 - Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Bradman's 29
• 1983 - US say they will leave UNESCO on Dec 31, 1984
1983 - Warren Cromartie signs 3 year $2.5M contract with Yomiuri Giants
1984 - Creosote bush determined to be 11,700 years old
1984 - Rajiv Gandhi's Congress party wins election in India
1984 - TV soap "Edge of Night" ends 28 year run
1984 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1985 - Warring Lebanese Moslem & Christian leaders sign peace agreement
1986 - Pat Davis, ranked 412th among world tennis competitors wins Davis Cup
1987 - In Arkansas R Gene Simmons kills 2, later bodies of 14 of his relatives are found at his home near Dover Ark
1988 - John Tarrant, 1st Aust born Zen teacher, receives Dharma Transmission
1988 - US 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals affirms Yonkers is guilty of racism
1988 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1989 - Alexander Dubcek elected parliament chairman of Czech
1989 - Earthquake at Newcastle Australia, 11 die
1990 - 2 die in a NYC subway accident
1990 - Blockbuster Bowl 1: Florida State beats Penn State, 24-17
1991 - 8 are crushed to death at a RAP basketball game at City College, NYC
1991 - Blockbuster Bowl 2: Alabama beats Colorado, 30-25
1991 - Irene the Icon of Greek Orthodox church returns after being stolen
1991 - Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venez, crowned 41st Miss World
1991 - Ted Turner is named Time Magazine Man of Year
1993 - Dow-Jones hits record 3793.49
1993 - Dutch Antilles government of Yandi Paula forms
1999 - Saparmurat Niyazov is proclaimed President for Life in Turkmenistan.
• 2000 - U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years.
• 2005 - A U.S. immigration judge orders John Demjanjuk deported to Ukraine for crimes against humanity committed during World War II.
• In 2007 on this day, Nepal was declared a federal democratic Republic by the interim parliament, abolishing the monarchy.
• 2009 - 43 people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims were observing the Day of Ashura.
• 2012 - Jiroemon Kimura of Japan becomes the world's oldest verified man
• 2012 - 13 people are killed and 19 are injured after a bus plunges into a river in western Nepal
• 2012 - Vladimir Putin signs into law a ban on US adoption of Russian children
1694 - Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III. 1732 - "The Pennsylvania Gazette," owned by Benjamin Franklin, ran an ad for the first issue of "Poor Richard’s Almanack." 1832 - John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Jackson. 1846 - Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union. 1869 - William E. Semple, of Mt. Vernon, OH, patented an acceptable chewing gum. 1877 - John Stevens applied for a patent for his flour-rolling mill, which boosted production by 70%. 1879 - In Dundee, Scotland the central portion of the Tay Bridge collapsed as a train was passing over it. 75 people were killed. 1897 - "Cyrano de Bergerac," the play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris, France. 1902 - The first professional indoor football game was played at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Syracuse defeated the Philadelphia Nationals 6-0. 1908 - An earthquake killed over 75,000 at Messina in Sicily. 1912 - The first municipally-owned street cars were used on the streets of San Francisco, CA. 1917 - The New York Evening Mail published a facetious essay by H.L. Mencken on the history of bathtubs in America. 1926 - The highest recorded cricket innings score of 1,107 runs was hit by Victoria, against New South Wales, in Melbourne. 1942 - R.O. Sullivan crossed the Atlantic Ocean for the 100th time. 1945 - The U.S. Congress officially recognized the "Pledge of Allegiance." 1950 - The Peak District became Britain's first designated National Park. 1956 - After five years on television, the last "Ding Dong School" was aired on NBC-TV. 1964 - Initial filming of the movie "Dr. Zhivago" began on location near Madrid, Spain. The movies total running time is 197 minutes. 1973 - The Chamber of Commerce of Akron, OH, terminated its association with the All-American Soap Box Derby. It was stated that the race had become "a victim of cheating and fraud." 1981 - Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, VA. 1982 - Nevell Johnson Jr. was mortally wounded by a police officer in a Miami video arcade. The event set off three days of race related disturbances that left another man dead. 1987 - The bodies of 14 relatives of R. Gene Simmons were found at his home near Dover, AR. Simmons had gone on a shooting spree in Russellville that claimed two other lives. 1989 - Alexander Dubcek, who had been expelled from the Communist Party in 1970, was elected speaker of the Czech parliament. 1991 - Nine people died in a rush to get into a basketball game at City College in New York. 1995 - Pressure from German prosecutors investigating pornography forced CompuServe to set a precedent by blocking access to sex-oriented newsgroups on the Internet for its customers. 2000 - U.S. District Court Judge Matsch held a hearing to ensure that confessed Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh understood that he was dropping his appeals. McVeigh said that he wanted an execution date, set but wanted to reserve the right to seek presidential clemency. 2000 - Shannen Doherty was arrested for driving under the influence.
1065 Westminster Abbey consecrated. 1832 John C. Calhoun became the first vice president in U.S. history to resign from office. 1846 Iowa became the 29th state in the United States. 1869 William F. Semple patented chewing gum. 1895 The Lumiere Brothers gave the first commercial movie show at the Grand Cafe in Paris. 1937 Composer Maurice Ravel died in Paris at age 62. 1945 Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. 1981 Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, Va.
http://www.historyorb.com/today/events.php
http://on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/alldays/dec28.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
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