Today is Wednesday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2022. There are 3 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Dec. 28, 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas approved The annexation of the Republic of Texas by the United States, approved by the U.S. Congress this day in 1845, sparked the Mexican War because land between the Rio Grande and the Nueces Rive On this date:
1065 Westminster Abbey opened The original Westminster Abbey, located in London, was consecrated and opened this day in 1065 by Edward the Confessor and became the site of coronations and other ceremonies of national significance in England.
1832 Following his election to the Senate, John C. Calhoun became the first U.S. vice president to resign; at that time the Constitution did not have procedures for filling such a vacancy, and the post remained empty until Martin Van Buren was sworn in the following year.
1895 The first public demonstration of the Cinématographe, an early motion-picture apparatus designed by the Lumière brothers, took place at the Grand Café in Paris.
1846 Officially nicknamed “The Hawkeye State,” Iowa was the 29th state to join the United States of America on December 28, 1846.
It has a population of 3,155,070 (as of 2019) people, making it the 31st most populous state.
1973 U.S. President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act, which obligates federal and state governments to protect all species threatened with extinction that fall within the borders of the United States and its outlying territories.
1967 Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange.
1968 The first major rock festival held on America’s east coast took place.
Around 100,000 people attended the December Miami Pop Festival. It was also the first rock festival to have two separate main stages.
1981 The first American test-tube baby, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, was born in Norfolk, Virginia.
2012 Vladimir Putin signed a law banning the US adoption of Russian children 2021 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope began the multi-day process of unfurling its sunshield.