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December 28
1065. Westminster Abbey is consecrated.
1612. Galileo becomes the first astronomer to view Neptune, though he mistakenly thinks its a fixed star.
1867. The United States claims Midway Atoll, the first claim the US makes to territory beyond North America itself.
1973. The Endangered Species Act is passed.
2000. Retail giant Montgomery Ward announces that, after 128 years, it is going out of business.
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