NATIONAL CARD PLAYING DAY
National Card Playing Day on December 28th encourages us to invite our friends to deal out a hand and play a game or two. #CardPlayingDay
NATIONAL SHORT FILM DAY
On December 28th, National Short Film Day commemorates the day the motion picture industry was born, when the Lumière brothers projected a program of short films to a public audience for the first time. #NationalShortFilmDay
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CANDY DAY
National Chocolate Candy Day offers an opportunity for us to polish off the last of the specialty candies we received as gifts. Celebrated on December 28th, the day points us to the truffles and chocolate oranges tucked into stockings. Check those boxes of candy that may or may not have guides to help us choose cream-filled or ganache. #ChocolateCandyDay
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE DAY
Pledge of Allegiance Day on December 28th commemorates the date Congress adopted the "The Pledge" into the United States Flag Code. #PledgeOfAllegianceDay
HOLY INNOCENTS DAY
Holy Innocents Day, observed annually on December 28th. The day commemorates the execution of the innocent, male children in Bethlehem as told in Matthew 2:16. #HolyInnocentsDay
Coming on December 29, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL PEPPER POT DAY
TICK TOCK DAY
Notable Birthdays for December 28
Catharine Maria Sedgwick (1789-1867) - Novelist who created heroines who did not conform to the current "expectations" of women of the time.
James Barnes (1801-1869) - Brevet Major General for the Union Army.
William Booth Taliaferro (1822-1898) - Brigadier-General for the Confederate Army.
Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) - The 28th President of the U.S.
Quincy Wright (1890-1970) - Scientist and historian who was a pioneer in international law and relations.
Earl Hines (1903-1983) - Considered to be one of the most influential figures in the development of using the piano in jazz.
Bruce McCarty (1920-2013) - Architect who designed the Knoxville City-County Building.
Stan Lee (1922-2018) - Comic writer who helped with the creation of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, and Hulk.
Anne Armstrong (1927-2008) - First female counsel to the President (Richard Nixon).
Robert Pittman (1953-Still Living) - Developer of MTV and co-founder of iHeartMedia.
Gayle King (1954-Still Living) - Broadcast journalist of CBS.
Denzel Washington (1954-Still Living) - Actor with critically acclaimed roles in Glory, Training Day, Philadelphia, and American Gangster.
Derrick Brew (1977-Still Living) - Olympic gold medalist sprinter.
Elizabeth Jordan Carr (1981-Still Living) - First test tube baby born in American.
Memorable Events for December 28
1832 - John C. Calhoun becomes the first Vice President to resign from office.
1846 - Iowa is becomes the 29th state to join the Union.
1860 - Harriet Tubman arrives in NY on her last mission to free slaves through the Underground Railroad.
1942 - Robert Sullivan becomes the first pilot to fly the Atlantic 100 times.
1945 - Congress officially recognizes the Pledge of Allegiance.
1973 - The Endangered Species Act is signed into law by President Nixon.
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