On this day …
December 28, 2014
- In 1832, John C. Calhoun became the first United States Vice President to resign from office.
- In 1835, Osceola led his warriors into the Second Seminole War in Florida against the U.S. Army.
- In 1836, Spain recognized the independence of Mexico.
- In 1846, Iowa was admitted to the Union as the 29th state.
- In 1895, Wilhelm Rontgen published a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, later to be known as x-rays.
- In 1944, Maurice Richard became the first NHL player to score eight points in one game.
- In 1958, the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23-17 in the NFL’s first sudden death overtime game.
- In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was passed in the United States.
- In 2000, retailer Montgomery Ward announced it was going out of business after 128 years.
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