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Historical Events on December 28

  • John C. Calhoun

    1832

    John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign.

  • Iowa

    1846

    Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state.

  • Tay Bridge disaster

    1879

    Tay Bridge disaster: The central part of the Tay Rail Bridge in Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom collapses as a train passes over it, killing 75.

  • Indian National Congress

    1885

    Indian National Congress, a political party of India is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.

  • San Francisco Municipal Railway

    1912

    The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.

  • World War II

    1943

    World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona.

  • Endangered Species Act

    1973

    The Endangered Species Act is passed in the United States.

  • Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501

    2014

    Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.

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