On this day — December 28

the largest uprising in the country since the Iranian Revolution.

The militant group Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.

killing all 162 people aboard.

when the MS Norman Atlantic catches fire in the Strait of Otranto, in the Adriatic Sea, in Italian waters.

Pakistan, where Shia Muslims are observing the Day of Ashura.

The militaries of Somalia's Transitional Federal Government and Ethiopian troops capture Mogadishu unopposed.

New South Wales, Australia, killing 13 people.

killing 10 people.

Due to the fact that President Richard Nixon declared this day a national day of mourning due to former President Harry S Truman's death, approximately 300 men were not able to report due to most Federal offices being closed. Since the draft was not resumed in 1973, they were never drafted.

The Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants in the first ever National Football League sudden death overtime game at New York's Yankee Stadium to win the NFL Championship.

Malaya to try and resolve the Malayan Emergency situation.