On December 28, 2015, a grand jury in Cleveland declined to indict two white police officers in the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, a Black boy who was shot while holding a toy pellet gun, highlighting ongoing racial tensions and issues surrounding police use of force.
The tragic earthquake and subsequent tsunami in 1908 devastated Messina and Reggio Calabria in Italy, claiming at least 70,000 lives, which serves as a poignant reminder of the catastrophic power of nature and the human cost involved.
December 28 marks several significant historical moments, such as the first public film showing by the Lumiere brothers in 1895, representing a pivotal point in the development of cinema, and the formal end of the U.S. war in Afghanistan in 2014.
Notable birthdays today include Denzel Washington and Gayle King, both turning 70, as well as other prominent figures like Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, who turns 55.
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