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About December 28December 28, 2025 is the 362nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 3 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Capricorn is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 51 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On December 28 1836 – Spain recognizes the independence of Mexico. 1846 – Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. 1867 – United States claims Midway Atoll, the first territory annexed outside Continental limits. 1885 – Indian National Congress a political party of India is founded in Bombay, British India. 1908 – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocks Messina, Sicily killing over 75,000. 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. 1948 – The DC-3 airliner NC16002 disappears 50 miles south of Miami, Florida. 1989 – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people. 2000 – U.S. retail giant Montgomery Ward announces it is going out of business after 128 years. 2008 – War in Somalia: The militaries of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.
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