This Day in History: December 28th

Here are ten interesting historical events that took place on December 28th:

1. 1065: Westminster Abbey in London was consecrated, a significant event in English history.
2. 1832: John C. Calhoun became the first Vice President of the United States to resign, stepping down over political differences with President Andrew Jackson.
3. 1846: Iowa was admitted as the 29th U.S. state.
4. 1895: The Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis Lumière, held the first public screening of films in Paris, marking the birth of cinema.
5. 1908: An earthquake in Messina, Italy, and the resulting tsunami killed over 70,000 people.
6. 1945: The United States officially recognized the government of José Félix Estigarribia in Paraguay, which had taken power through a coup.
7. 1973: The Endangered Species Act was signed into law by U.S. President Richard Nixon, aiming to protect species at risk of extinction.
8. 1981: Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American “test-tube baby,” was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
9. 2000: U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announced it was going out of business after 128 years.
10. 2014: Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea, killing all 162 people on board.

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