America's First Test-Tube Baby
On December 28, 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr was born in Norfolk, Virginia — the first baby in the United States conceived through in vitro fertilization.
On December 28
Galileo Found Neptune — and Let It Slip Away
On December 28, 1612, Galileo Galilei recorded the position of the planet Neptune for the first time — but mistook it for a fixed star and missed the discovery of his life.
A Dying King's Gift: Westminster Abbey Is Born
On December 28, 1065, Edward the Confessor's great new abbey at Westminster was consecrated — eight days before the king's death, planting the seed of a thousand years of English history.