Historical Events for 28th December 2022

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1921 - The beginning of the Rand Rebellion in Southern Africa; the rebellion started as a strike by white mineworkers on and became an open armed rebellion against the state
1944 - Former Wash 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins Distinguished Flying Cross
1961 - 50th Davis Cup: Australia beats Italy in Melbourne (5-0)
1967 - Muriel Siebert is 1st woman to own a seat on New York Stock Exchange
1968 - 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1)
1985 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1991 - Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiminez, 20, of Venez, crowned 41st Miss World
1994 - David Boon completes his 20th Test Cricket century (131 v England, MCG)
1997 - Sting beats Hollywood Hogan for WCW Championship
2009 - Scarlett Johansson makes her debut on Broadway in the Arthur Miller play "A View from the Bridge"

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