28 December in history.

1612

Galileo sees Neptune. Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe Neptune, though he mistook it for a fixed star.

Wikipedia: Neptune

Photo: NASA / Voyager 2 / PDS / OPUS / Ardenau4 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

More from 28 December

1. 

   1895

   The first paying film audience

   The Lumière brothers showed their films to a paying audience for the first time, at the Grand Café in Paris.

   Wikipedia: Lumière brothers

   Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

2. 

   1895

   Röntgen describes X-rays

   Wilhelm Röntgen published a paper describing a new type of radiation, later known as X-rays.

   Wikipedia: X-rayWikipedia: Wilhelm Röntgen

   Photo: Erwin Hanfstaengl / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

3. 

   1918

   The first woman elected to the Commons

   Constance Markievicz became the first woman elected as a Member of Parliament to the UK House of Commons.

   Wikipedia: Constance Markievicz

   Photo: Keogh Brothers Ltd. / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

4. 

   1967

   A woman joins the New York Stock Exchange

   Businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.

   Wikipedia: Muriel SiebertWikipedia: New York Stock Exchange

   Photo: Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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