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Tuesday, December 28th The 362nd day of 2010. There are 3 days left in the year. Go to a previous date. Today's Highlights in History See a larger version of this front page. On Dec. 28, 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, Va. (Go to article.)On Dec. 28, 1905, Earl "Fatha"Hines, the father of modern jazz piano, was born. Following his death on April 22, 1983, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. |Other Birthdays) On December 28, 1901, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Joseph Pulitzer, the owner of the New York World newspaper. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.) On this date in: 1694 Queen Mary II of England died after five years of joint rule with her husband, King William III. 1832 John C. Calhoun became the first vice president of the United States to resign, stepping down over differences with President Andrew Jackson. 1856 Thomas Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the United States, was born in Staunton, Va. 1846 Iowa became the 29th state to be admitted to the Union. 1897 "Cyrano de Bergerac," a play by Edmond Rostand, premiered in Paris. 1905 The forerunner of the NCAA, the Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States, was founded in New York City. 1945 Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance. 1958 The Baltimore Colts won the NFL championship, defeating the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime at Yankee Stadium, in what has been dubbed the greatest football game ever played. 1973 Alexander Solzhenitsyn published "Gulag Archipelago," an expose of the Soviet prison system. 1982 A black man was mortally wounded by a police officer in a Miami video arcade, setting off three days of race-related disturbances that left another man dead. 2005 Former top Enron Corp. accountant Richard Causey pleaded guilty to securities fraud and agreed to help pursue convictions against Enron founder Kenneth Lay and former CEO Jeffrey Skilling. 2008 The Detroit Lions completed an 0-16 season, the NFL's worst ever, with a 31-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Current Birthdays Seth Meyers turns 37 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini Comedian Seth Meyers ("Saturday Night Live") turns 37 years old today. 88 Stan Lee Comic book creator ("Spider-Man," "The Incredible Hulk") 79 Martin Milner Actor ("Adam-12") 78 Nichelle Nichols Actress ("Star Trek") 76 Maggie Smith Actress 72 Charles Neville Rock singer, musician (The Neville Brothers) 66 Johnny Isakson U.S. senator, R-Ga. 64 Mike Beebe Governor of Arkansas 64 Tim Johnson U.S. senator, D-S.D. 64 Edgar Winter Rock singer-musician 56 Denzel Washington Actor 50 Ray Borque Hockey Hall of Famer 46 Malcolm Gets Actor 38 Patrick Rafter Tennis Hall of Famer 38 Adam Vinatieri Football player 34 Brendan Hines Actor ("Lie to Me") 32 John Legend R&B singer 31 James Blake Tennis player 29 Sienna Miller Actress 20 David Archuleta Singer ("American Idol") Historic Birthdays Earl "Fatha" Hines   12/28/1905 - 4/22/1983 American jazz pianist, bandleader and composer  (Go to obit.) 57 Manuel Puig 12/28/1932 - 7/22/1990 Argentine novelist and screenwriter 88 Lew Ayres 12/28/1908 - 12/30/1996 American actor 58 Carl-Gustaf Rossby 12/28/1898 - 8/19/1957 Swedish meteorologist 61 Sir Arthur Eddington 12/28/1882 - 11/22/1944 English astrophysicist 77 William Draper Harkins 12/28/1873 - 3/7/1951 American chemist 89 Frederick Pethick-Lawrence 12/28/1871 - 9/10/1961 English women's suffrage movement leader 67 Woodrow Wilson 12/28/1856 - 2/3/1924 28th President of the United States (1913-21) 82 Edward Levy-Lawson Burnham 12/28/1833 - 1/9/1916 English creator of London Daily Telegraph newspaper 45 Thomas Henderson 12/28/1798 - 11/23/1844 Scottish astronomer Go to a previous date. SOURCE: The Associated Press Front Page Image Provided by UMI