December 2019 Mogadishu bombing
2019
A truck bomb is detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia, killing at least 85 people and injuring over 140 more. The militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility..
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Historical Events on December 28
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Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 crashes into the Karimata Strait en route from Surabaya to Singapore, killing all 162 people aboard.
2014
MS Norman Atlantic
Nine people die and another 19 are reported missing, when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.
2014
2009 Karachi bombing
Forty-three people die in a suicide bombing in Karachi, Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.
2009
War in Somalia (2006–2009)
War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
2006
1989 Newcastle earthquake
1989
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people..
United Airlines Flight 173
United Airlines Flight 173 crashes in a residential neighborhood near Portland International Airport, killing 10 people.
1978
United States
The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Richard Nixon.
1973
Selective Service System
The last scheduled day for induction into the military by the Selective Service System. Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted.
1972
Muriel Siebert
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
1967
1958 NFL Championship Game
1958
"Greatest Game Ever Played": The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship..
Chin Peng
Chin Peng, David Marshall and Tunku Abdul Rahman meet in Baling, Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.
1956
Douglas DC-3
The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Miami.
1948
Maurice Richard
Maurice Richard becomes the first player to score eight points in one game of NHL ice hockey.
1944
Deportation of the Kalmyks
Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
1943
Urban warfare
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..
World War II
World War II: Operation Anthropoid, the plot to assassinate high-ranking Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich, commences.
1941
Constance Markievicz
Constance Markievicz, while detained in Holloway prison, becomes the first woman to be elected Member of Parliament (MP) to the British House of Commons.
1918
San Francisco Municipal Railway
The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
1912
1908 Messina earthquake
The 7.1 Mw Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between about 80,000.
1908
Syracuse Pros
1902
The Syracuse Athletic Club defeat the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden..
Auguste and Louis Lumière
The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines.
1895
Wilhelm Röntgen
Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays.
1895
Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress, a political party of India, is founded in Bombay Presidency, British India.
1885
Tay Bridge disaster
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.
1879
Iowa
1846
Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state..
South Australia
South Australia and Adelaide are founded.
1836
Spanish attempts to reconquer Mexico
Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico with the signing of the Santa María–Calatrava Treaty.
1836
Osceola
Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army.
1835
John C. Calhoun
John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. He resigned after being elected Senator from South Carolina.
1832
Yonge Street
1795
Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto)..
Taksin
King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital.
1768
Maratha Empire
The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.
1659
Emperor Hanazono
The reign of Emperor Hanazono of Japan begins.
1308
Edward the Confessor
Edward the Confessor's Romanesque monastic church at Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1065
893 Dvin earthquake
893
An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia..
Alaric II
Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul).
484
Majorian
Majorian is acclaimed as Western Roman emperor.
457
Pope Boniface I
A papal election begins, resulting in the election of Pope Boniface I.
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