The Trivia Guy's This Day in History Quiz: December 28th

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From Test-Tube Babies, to "The Pledge of Allegiance", to the worst of the NFL, December 28th has had significance in history for more reasons than we could possibly cover in a 10 question quiz. Of course, you know the Trivia Guy supplements theses quizzes with interesting facts about each day following the quiz. This helps us cover more issues than we can in 10 questions and helps to make each quiz a little more informative for you.

Speaking of informative, did you know that people born on December 28th are Capricorn? Also, December 28th is the 362nd day of the year. It also happens to fall four days before New Years Day! December 28th is also one of those few days that fall between Christmas and New Years, so many Americans are with their friends and family on this day. If this applies to you, go ahead and share this trivia with whomever you are with! The Trivia Guy knows that the fun in Trivia is sharing, so you can repeat and reuse these questions as much as you like! Just remember to acknowledge where you got your questions and tell your friends you share these questions with how they can find the quizzes themselves!

Enough of all this talking! If you are anything like me, you are here to play trivia! So let's get to it! Good Luck and Have Fun!

While the quiz is only ten questions long, history keeps on going! Here are a few other interesting things The Trivia Guy thought you might like to know about December 28th in history:

• On December 28th, 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.
• On December 28th, 1982, Nevell Johnson Jr., 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.
• On Dec. 28, 1905, Earl "Fatha" Hines, the father of modern jazz piano, was born. The Trivia Guy loves Jazz Piano! Where would we be without greats like Earl Hines?
• Celebrate the life and music of Earl Hines, who was born on December 28th, by watching the video and listening to his performance from 1965! It's just to the side and can give you a great idea of how influential "Fatha" Hines really was.

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