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Monday, 28 December 2026

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2 Births
4 Events
1 Reminders
7 Total entries

★ Born on this day 2 entries

1856
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President from (1912 - 1921).
US Politics & Government 170 yrs ago
1934
Maggie Smith
US 92 yrs ago

► Events on this day 4 entries

1669
A patent for chewing gum is granted to William Semple.
US Science & Technology 357 yrs ago
1849
Dry-cleaning process accidentally discovered when M. Jolly-Bellin, a tailor, upsets a lamp, containing turpentine and oil, on his clothing and noticed it had a cleaning effect.
US Science & Technology 177 yrs ago
1902
Trans-Pacific cable links Hawaii to the United States.
US Media & Broadcasting 124 yrs ago
1912
San Francisco Municiple railway starts operation at Geary Street (MUNI was the first municiply owned transit system).
US Arts & Culture 114 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Snow boarding championships begin today in White Bluff Mtn, CO.