Osun Defender History Corner: December 28 In Focus
Today, on the history corner, we take a trip in the realm of flashback and recall some events that marked this day.
December 28, 1065
Westminster Abbey was consecrated in London, England.
December 28, 1836
South Australia was officially proclaimed as a British colony.
December 28, 1846
Lowa became the 29th state of the United States.
December 28, 1895
The Lumière brothers held the first public screening of films in Paris.
December 28, 1912
The first municipally owned streetcars began operation in San Francisco.
December 28, 1918
The Soviet Union was formed.
December 28, 1945
Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance in the United States.
December 28, 1973
Alexander Solzhenitsyn published “Gulag Archipelago,” exposing Soviet labor camps.
December 28, 1973
The Endangered Species Act was signed into law in the United States.
December 28, 1989
Alexander Dubček, a leader during the Prague Spring, became the chairman of the Czechoslovak Federal Assembly.
December 28, 2000
U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announced bankruptcy.
December 28, 2006
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was executed.
December 28, 2014
Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crashed into the Java Sea.
December 28, 2015
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu experienced severe flooding.
December 28, 2016
Pop icon George Michael passed away
December 28, 2017
The United Nations imposed new sanctions on North Korea.
December 28, 2018
The Indonesian tsunami struck the Sunda Strait.
December 28, 2019
A rocket attack on a military base in Kirkuk, Iraq, killed an American contractor.
December 28, 2020
Former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing passed away.
December 28, 2021
A powerful earthquake struck the Petrinja area in Croatia.
Please note that these are just a few historical events that happened on December 28. History is full of numerous other significant events on this day, ranging from politics and warfare to cultural and scientific milestones.
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