WHAT HAPPENED ON 28. DECEMBER
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Majorian is acclaimed emperor of the Western Roman Empire and recognized by emperor Leo I the Thracian. (28. December 457)

Alaric II succeeds his father Euric and becomes king of the Visigoths. He establishes his capital at Aire-sur-l'Adour (Southern Gaul). (28. December 484)

An earthquake destroys the city of Dvin, Armenia. (28. December 893)

Westminster Abbey is consecrated. (28. December 1065)

The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan, begins. (28. December 1308)

Galileo Galilei becomes the first astronomer to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. (28. December 1612)

King Taksin's coronation achieved through conquest as a king of Thailand and established Thonburi as a capital. (28. December 1768)

Construction of Yonge Street, formerly recognized as the longest street in the world, begins in York, Upper Canada (present-day Toronto, Ontario, Canada). (28. December 1795)

The Bathurst War comes to an end with the surrender of the Wiradjuri. (28. December 1824)

John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President of the United States to resign. (28. December 1832)

Osceola leads his Seminole warriors in Florida into the Second Seminole War against the United States Army. (28. December 1835)

South Australia and Adelaide are founded. (28. December 1836)

Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico. (28. December 1836)

Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. (28. December 1846)

United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits. (28. December 1867)

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. (28. December 1879)

Indian National Congress, a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India. (28. December 1885)

The Lumière brothers perform for their first paying audience at the Grand Cafe in Boulevard des Capucines, marking the debut of the cinema. (28. December 1895)

Wilhelm Röntgen publishes a paper detailing his discovery of a new type of radiation, which later will be known as x-rays. (28. December 1895)

The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5-0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden. (28. December 1902)