December 28th
What Happened on the day you were born on This day in History
1900 U.S.A. Lynching
December 28th , 1900 : In a famous case a Mrs. Lulu Jenkins of Chicago would be paid $4,000 in compensation for the lynching of her husband in Ripley County. Mr. Jenkins allegedly had a part in stealing a horse and was the victim of an angry mob. Two other men were slain as well.
1908 Italy Messina Earthquake
December 28th , 1908 : The Messina Earthquake a category 7.5 according to today's Richter scale strikes the Straits of Messina in southern Italy, destroying the cities of Messina in Sicily and Reggio di Calabria on the Italian mainland. The earthquake and tsunami it caused killed between 50,000 and 150,000.
1922 France Labour Disputes
December 28th , 1922 : Albert Thomas, who had been French Minister of Munitions, now served as leader of the International Labour Office of the League of Nations. He sought cooperation between American labour unions and the working people of Europe. Thomas said, “There is much chaos in Europe that the trade unions of America might help eradicate.” 1922
1932 South Africa Gold Standard
December 28th , 1932 : South African Finance Minister Havenga said, “We are virtually off the gold standard” and an African government official commented, “The Union has been forced off the gold standard. We are in the same position as Great Britain was in September 1931.” 1932
1940 Rumania Social disorder
December 28th , 1940 : Social disorder and the killing of political foes in Rumania gave Germany cause for concern about possible disruption in oil and food reserves. Germany was going to impose military force if the situation did not resolve itself. If Germany intervened it would cause the Soviet Union alarm. 1940
1954 Japan Suicides
December 28th , 1954 : In Japan the Welfare Ministry released the information that 20,000 Japanese suicides were committed in 1954. People who killed themselves represented the 9th leading cause of death in Japan. 1954
1957 Great Britain Foot and Mouth Epidemic
December 28th , 1957 : The Foot and Mouth epidemic in Britain reaches an all time high as the Norths largest abattoir is closed down due to 20 cases of foot-and-mouth disease found in carcasses. All remaining cattle, sheep and pigs at the abattoir will now be slaughtered under supervision of Ministry of Agriculture vets. In it's battle against the disease Over 30,000 animals have been slaughtered so far during this epidemic. 1957
1957 Germany Volkswagen Beetle
December 28th , 1957 : The Volkswagen Beetle reached it's 2 millionth vehicle . 1957
1966 Haiti Drumbeats
December 28th , 1966 : In Haiti Saturday evening is an important time for the poor. “At dusk drumbeats from the hills call them to ‘bamcouches’ or poor man’s parties, where voodoo dances and ceremonies can occasionally be viewed by tourists.” 1966
1973 U.S.A. Endangered Species Act of 1973
December 28th , 1973 : President Nixon signs the "Endangered Species Act" to protect species and also "the ecosystems upon which they depend." It encompasses plants and invertebrates as well as vertebrates. The Endangered Species Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) who play the predominant role in law enforcement of the Act and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
1977 England The Sex Pistols
December 28th , 1977 : The Sex Pistols had chosen to perform first for their British fans instead of their American ones. The band was to be on Saturday Night Live in America, but chose to perform at home in England because the one year British ban had been lifted off them. 1977
1980 England Breakfast TV
December 28th , 1980 : The ( IBA ) Independent Broadcasting Authority announces that the breakfast television contract will go to TV-am and will launch in 1983.
The BBC launched "Breakfast Time". in January 1983
TV-am Launched it's service in February 1983
In the ratings war between the BBC breakfast time and TV-AM, the BBC won but after a major change of presenters and the introduction of Greg Dyke's furry puppet Roland Rat TV-AM built it's audience numbers until they lost the franchise in 1990. 1980
1981 U.S.A. First US Test Tube Baby
December 28th , 1981 : The first American born ''test-tube'' baby, conceived in a laboratory dish, has been born in an American hospital. Elizabeth Jordan Carr, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces and described as ''perfectly healthy,'' was delivered yesterday morning at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va 1981
1984 Mexico LPG Gas Explosion
December 28th , 1984 : A preventable tragedy in the giant gas-works on the outskirts of Mexico City left 500 dead and public facilities crammed with injured people. The LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) was stored in massive million-gallon containers which was a disastrous mistake. The gas should have been stored in smaller receptacles in various locations to prevent a calamity like this occurring. 1984
1987 Nepal Food Poisoning
December 28th , 1987 : A wedding party turned tragic when 12 people died and 150 people got food poisoning in Nepal. The illnesses and death were caused by eating tainted meat and consuming infected water. 1987
1995 Macao The Barrier Gate
December 28th , 1995 : A concrete structure called “The Barrier Gate” formerly a position only for foreign spies separated Macao, a Portuguese outpost, from mainland China. However, the people of Macao now could cross the border to Zhuhai in China to buy cheap produce and sundry goods, partaking of China’s booming economy. 1995
2003 England Sky Marshals
December 28th , 2003 : Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001 the British Government agrees that Armed undercover "sky marshals" will be placed on some British passenger planes in the United States, 2003
2005 U.S.A. Ivan the Terrible
December 28th , 2005 : A U.S. immigration judge ordered retired auto worker John Demjanjuk, accused of being the Nazi concentration camp guard "Ivan the Terrible," a notorious SS guard at the Treblinka extermination camp who committed acts of extraordinarily savage violence and murder against camp prisoners. to be deported to his native Ukraine where he was tried convicted and sentenced to death for war crimes. 2005
2006 Russia Alexander V. Litvinenko
December 28th , 2006 : Alexander V. Litvinenko, who had formerly been a KGB agent, was poisoned with a radioactive substance and died in a London hospital. In a starling new development in the case Russia’s Prosecutor General launched an investigation into the possible guilt of Yukos Oil leaders. 2006
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1945 U.S.A. Pledge of Allegiance
December 28th , 1945 : The US Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1945
December 28th , 1945 : The US Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag should be rendered by standing at attention facing the flag with the right hand over the heart.
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 1945
1900 U.S.A. Lynching
December 28th , 1900 : In a famous case a Mrs. Lulu Jenkins of Chicago would be paid $4,000 in compensation for the lynching of her husband in Ripley County. Mr. Jenkins allegedly had a part in stealing a horse and was the victim of an angry mob. Two other men were slain as well.
1908 Italy Messina Earthquake
December 28th , 1908 : The Messina Earthquake a category 7.5 according to today's Richter scale strikes the Straits of Messina in southern Italy, destroying the cities of Messina in Sicily and Reggio di Calabria on the Italian mainland. The earthquake and tsunami it caused killed between 50,000 and 150,000.
1922 France Labour Disputes
December 28th , 1922 : Albert Thomas, who had been French Minister of Munitions, now served as leader of the International Labour Office of the League of Nations. He sought cooperation between American labour unions and the working people of Europe. Thomas said, “There is much chaos in Europe that the trade unions of America might help eradicate.” 1922
1932 South Africa Gold Standard
December 28th , 1932 : South African Finance Minister Havenga said, “We are virtually off the gold standard” and an African government official commented, “The Union has been forced off the gold standard. We are in the same position as Great Britain was in September 1931.” 1932
1940 Rumania Social disorder
December 28th , 1940 : Social disorder and the killing of political foes in Rumania gave Germany cause for concern about possible disruption in oil and food reserves. Germany was going to impose military force if the situation did not resolve itself. If Germany intervened it would cause the Soviet Union alarm. 1940
1954 Japan Suicides
December 28th , 1954 : In Japan the Welfare Ministry released the information that 20,000 Japanese suicides were committed in 1954. People who killed themselves represented the 9th leading cause of death in Japan. 1954
1957 Great Britain Foot and Mouth Epidemic
December 28th , 1957 : The Foot and Mouth epidemic in Britain reaches an all time high as the Norths largest abattoir is closed down due to 20 cases of foot-and-mouth disease found in carcasses. All remaining cattle, sheep and pigs at the abattoir will now be slaughtered under supervision of Ministry of Agriculture vets. In it's battle against the disease Over 30,000 animals have been slaughtered so far during this epidemic. 1957
1957 Germany Volkswagen Beetle
December 28th , 1957 : The Volkswagen Beetle reached it's 2 millionth vehicle . 1957
1966 Haiti Drumbeats
December 28th , 1966 : In Haiti Saturday evening is an important time for the poor. “At dusk drumbeats from the hills call them to ‘bamcouches’ or poor man’s parties, where voodoo dances and ceremonies can occasionally be viewed by tourists.” 1966
1973 U.S.A. Endangered Species Act of 1973
December 28th , 1973 : President Nixon signs the "Endangered Species Act" to protect species and also "the ecosystems upon which they depend." It encompasses plants and invertebrates as well as vertebrates. The Endangered Species Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) who play the predominant role in law enforcement of the Act and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
1977 England The Sex Pistols
December 28th , 1977 : The Sex Pistols had chosen to perform first for their British fans instead of their American ones. The band was to be on Saturday Night Live in America, but chose to perform at home in England because the one year British ban had been lifted off them. 1977
1980 England Breakfast TV
December 28th , 1980 : The ( IBA ) Independent Broadcasting Authority announces that the breakfast television contract will go to TV-am and will launch in 1983.
The BBC launched "Breakfast Time". in January 1983
TV-am Launched it's service in February 1983
In the ratings war between the BBC breakfast time and TV-AM, the BBC won but after a major change of presenters and the introduction of Greg Dyke's furry puppet Roland Rat TV-AM built it's audience numbers until they lost the franchise in 1990. 1980
1981 U.S.A. First US Test Tube Baby
December 28th , 1981 : The first American born ''test-tube'' baby, conceived in a laboratory dish, has been born in an American hospital. Elizabeth Jordan Carr, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces and described as ''perfectly healthy,'' was delivered yesterday morning at Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Va 1981
1984 Mexico LPG Gas Explosion
December 28th , 1984 : A preventable tragedy in the giant gas-works on the outskirts of Mexico City left 500 dead and public facilities crammed with injured people. The LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) was stored in massive million-gallon containers which was a disastrous mistake. The gas should have been stored in smaller receptacles in various locations to prevent a calamity like this occurring. 1984
1987 Nepal Food Poisoning
December 28th , 1987 : A wedding party turned tragic when 12 people died and 150 people got food poisoning in Nepal. The illnesses and death were caused by eating tainted meat and consuming infected water. 1987
1995 Macao The Barrier Gate
December 28th , 1995 : A concrete structure called “The Barrier Gate” formerly a position only for foreign spies separated Macao, a Portuguese outpost, from mainland China. However, the people of Macao now could cross the border to Zhuhai in China to buy cheap produce and sundry goods, partaking of China’s booming economy. 1995
2003 England Sky Marshals
December 28th , 2003 : Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001 the British Government agrees that Armed undercover "sky marshals" will be placed on some British passenger planes in the United States, 2003
2005 U.S.A. Ivan the Terrible
December 28th , 2005 : A U.S. immigration judge ordered retired auto worker John Demjanjuk, accused of being the Nazi concentration camp guard "Ivan the Terrible," a notorious SS guard at the Treblinka extermination camp who committed acts of extraordinarily savage violence and murder against camp prisoners. to be deported to his native Ukraine where he was tried convicted and sentenced to death for war crimes. 2005
2006 Russia Alexander V. Litvinenko
December 28th , 2006 : Alexander V. Litvinenko, who had formerly been a KGB agent, was poisoned with a radioactive substance and died in a London hospital. In a starling new development in the case Russia’s Prosecutor General launched an investigation into the possible guilt of Yukos Oil leaders. 2006
