WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011

Today is Wednesday, December 28, the 362nd day of 2011. There are three days left in the year.

1065 ― Westminster Abbey opens in London

1849 ― M. Jolly-Bellin discovers dry-cleaning; he accidentally upset lamp containing turpentine and oil on his clothing, and sees cleaning effect

1895 ― World's first movie theater opens in Paris

1904 ― first daily wireless weather forecasts published (London)

1948 ― U.S. announced a study to launch an Earth satellite

1950 ― Chinese troops cross 38th Parallel into South Korea

1958 ― What might be called greatest NFL game, Colts beat Giants 23-17

1968 ― 100,000 attend Miami Pop Festival

1972 ― Kim Il-sung becomes President of North Korea

1973 ― Alexander Solzhenitsyn publishes ``Gulag Archipelago"