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The following events occurred in December 1928:

December 26, 1928: Novelty "bubble gum" goes on sale for first time [1]
December 4, 1928: King George V seriously ill, Queen Mary chosen to lead six-person council during his disability
December 1, 1928: Earthquake in Chile kills 279 people
December 13, 1928: "Clip-On" tie introduced [2]

Saturday, December 1, 1928

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Sunday, December 2, 1928

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Monday, December 3, 1928

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Tuesday, December 4, 1928

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Archbishop Lang

Wednesday, December 5, 1928

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  • US Presidential-electee Herbert Hoover visited Peru.[14]
  • England won the 1st Test cricket match against Australia by a record 675 runs.[15]

Thursday, December 6, 1928

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Friday, December 7, 1928

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  • Fascist Italy passed a decree putting an aristocrat's estate into the hands of a special agricultural board. The aristocrat had failed to comply with a government demand that estate holders must cultivate their lands extensively to help the country increase its farming production.[17]
  • Born: Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher and activist, in Philadelphia

Saturday, December 8, 1928

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Sunday, December 9, 1928

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Monday, December 10, 1928

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Prime Minister Ward

Tuesday, December 11, 1928

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Wednesday, December 12, 1928

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Stamp commemorating the International Civil Aeronautics Conference, December 12–14, 1928

Thursday, December 13, 1928

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Friday, December 14, 1928

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Saturday, December 15, 1928

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Sunday, December 16, 1928

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Monday, December 17, 1928

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Tuesday, December 18, 1928

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Wednesday, December 19, 1928

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Thursday, December 20, 1928

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Friday, December 21, 1928

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Saturday, December 22, 1928

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Sunday, December 23, 1928

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Monday, December 24, 1928

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Tuesday, December 25, 1928

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Wednesday, December 26, 1928

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  • Dubble Bubble Gum, the first brand of chewing gum that allowed for blowing bubbles cleanly, was first sold by the Fleer Chewing Gum Company of Philadelphia under the brand name "Dubble Bubble".[53] The invention of Walter E. Diemer,[54] an accountant for the Fleer candy company, bubble gum differed from previous candies in that it could not only expand with air, but was easy to remove from the skin once popped.

Thursday, December 27, 1928

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Friday, December 28, 1928

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Saturday, December 29, 1928

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  • A special commission appointed by Mussolini to study Italian elementary school textbooks announced that there was not a single geography or history book fit for Italian schools. The commission ordered a new state-approved textbook that would reappraise Italian history and its prominent figures from the years before the Fascist regime.[58]
  • Born: Bernard Cribbins, British actor and singer, in Oldham (d. 2022)

Sunday, December 30, 1928

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  • Scottish anatomist and anthropologist Sir Arthur Keith said that 45 to 50 was the age that humans were naturally meant to live to. "Civilization, acting as the world's hothouse, gradually extended this age to between 65 and 75", he explained. "Nowadays some even desire it to be prolonged over the century mark. I think it is one of the most foolish of things for man to want such a long life." Keith said it was "selfish" for older generations to "hang on too long" and block younger generations from getting their chance in life, and that it would be in the world's best interests to restrict human life to an age at which each human would produce at maximum ability.[59]
  • Balaídos Municipal Stadium opened in Vigo, Spain.
  • Born: Bo Diddley, R&B musician, in McComb, Mississippi (d. 2008)
  • Died: Lutz Wahl, 59, American Major General

Monday, December 31, 1928

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  • French Prime Minister Raymond Poincaré tried to resign, but his cabinet would not let him, rising one by one to tell him that doing so would cause national disaster.[60]
  • Born: Siné, political cartoonist, in Paris, France (d. 2016)

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  3. ^ "Significant Earthquake Search – sorted by Date". National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  4. ^ Kinsley, Philip (December 2, 1928). "Ecuador, Put on Feet by Yanks, Cheers Hoover". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Count Bernadotte to Wed Miss Manville Today in Ceremony Costing $750,000". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 1, 1928. p. 1.
  6. ^ a b c "Year End Review – 1928". CanadaGenWeb.org. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  7. ^ Steele, John (December 3, 1928). "King Better; Fever Reduced". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  8. ^ "Royal Commission Named to Act for King George; Patient Spends Quiet Day". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 4, 1928. p. 1.
  9. ^ Steele, John (December 5, 1928). "Queen Named as Head of Royal Council of Six". Chicago Daily Tribune: 1.
  10. ^ Peters, Gerbhard; Woolley, John T. "State of the Union Addresses and Messages". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ^ Peters, Gerbhard; Woolley, John T. "Sixth Annual Message – December 4, 1928". The American Presidency Project. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  12. ^ "British Primate Enthroned; Asks Peace in Church". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 5, 1928. p. 16.
  13. ^ "Whoopee!". Playbill Vault. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  14. ^ "Hoover Cheered Wildly by 30,000 at Peruvian City". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 5, 1928. p. 1.
  15. ^ a b c Mercer, Derrik (1989). Chronicle of the 20th Century. London: Chronicle Communications Ltd. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-582-03919-3.
  16. ^ "Chronology 1928". indiana.edu. 2002. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  17. ^ Darrah, David (December 8, 1928). "Prince Neglects Farming; Italy Seizes Estate". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Move to Stem Stock Crash". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 9, 1928. p. Part 1 p. 1 and Part 3 p. 7.
  19. ^ Klein, Harold (December 9, 1928). "$880,000,000 Lost on 6 Stocks in Crashing Market". Brooklyn Daily Eagle: 1.
  20. ^ "Sale of Vintage and Making Of Home Wine Held Legal". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 8, 1928. p. 1.
  21. ^ Sullivan, Brian R. (2014). My Fault: Mussolini as I Knew Him. New York: Enigma Books. p. 196. ISBN 978-1-936274-39-0.
  22. ^ "21 Cannon Boom Hoover Greeting in Chile Landing". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 10, 1928. p. 1.
  23. ^ "Celtic (II)". White Star History. White Star Line History Website Project. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  24. ^ Steele, John (December 11, 1928). "Fear King's Death Is Near". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  25. ^ Morris, Peter (2010). A Game of Inches: The Stories Behind the Innovations that Shaped Baseball. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-56663-677-3.
  26. ^ Steele, John (December 13, 1928). "King's Rally Revives Hope". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  27. ^ Rue, Larry (December 13, 1928). "Peasants Win by Landslide in Roumania Vote". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
  28. ^ "34 Nations Sending Aviation Experts". The New York Times. November 25, 1928. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  29. ^ "Lindbergh Shares Honor with Wright". The New York Times. December 14, 1928. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  30. ^ Downs, Charles F. II (Winter 2003). "The International Civil Aeronautics Conference of 1928". Prologue. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  31. ^ "Clip-oon Ties: Then and Now". Necktie Emporium. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  32. ^ Steele, John (December 14, 1928). "King's Chances for Recovery Good". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  33. ^ "Hoover Given Royal Greeting by Buenos Aires". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 14, 1928. p. 1.
  34. ^ "Senate Passes Boulder Dam Bill 64, to 11". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 15, 1928. p. 1.
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  36. ^ "Germany, Poland Clash Angrily as League Closes". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 16, 1928. p. 1.
  37. ^ "Fascists Declare Rotary Ban; Club Headquarters Surprised". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 16, 1928. p. 1.
  38. ^ a b "Paraguay Calls Its Troops". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 17, 1928. p. 1.
  39. ^ Kinsley, Philip (December 17, 1928). "Hoover Reaches Uruguay for Visit of a Day". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 5.
  40. ^ "Paraguay Asks Peace as 30,000 Rush to Colors". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 18, 1928. p. 1.
  41. ^ "Honor Wright in Spot Where He First Flew". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 18, 1928. p. 11.
  42. ^ Stimson, Richard. "Amelia Earhart Disappears on Round-the-World Flight". The Wright Stories. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  43. ^ "Mediation for Peace in South America Begins". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 19, 1928. p. 1.
  44. ^ Urban, Joan Barth (1986). Moscow and the Italian Communist Party: From Togliatti to Berlinguer. I.B. Tauris Publishers. pp. 46–47, 71–72. ISBN 978-1-85043-027-8.
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  46. ^ Riffenburgh, Beau. Encyclopedia of the Antarctic, Volume 1. Oxon and New York: Routledge. p. 1080. ISBN 978-0-415-97024-2.
  47. ^ Crawford, Arthur (December 22, 1928). "Coolidge Signs Boulder Bill; Up To States". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  48. ^ Kinsley, Philip (December 22, 1928). "Brazil Greets Hoover; Rio in Festive Mood". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
  49. ^ "President Grants Full Pardon to John W. Langley". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 23, 1928. p. 1.
  50. ^ Kinsley, Philip (December 24, 1928). "Hoover Off for U.S., Laden with Latin Good Will". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1.
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  55. ^ "Train Wreckers Derail Flyer On Santa Fe; Two Badly Hurt". Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 27, 1928. p. 1.
  56. ^ Darrah, David (December 28, 1928). "Mussolini Bans New Year's Day Fetes So All Can Work". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 11.
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  59. ^ "This Scientist Would Make 50 Man's Age Limit". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 31, 1928. p. 7.
  60. ^ "French Cabinet Refuses to Let Poincaré Resign". Chicago Daily Tribune. January 1, 1929. p. 24.