January 28

Tuesday 28, 1997:

Arista Records founder Clive Davis receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Monday 28, 1935:

Iceland becomes the first country to legalize abortion.

Friday 28, 1916:

Louis D. Brandeis becomes the first Jew appointed to the United States Supreme Court.

Friday 28, 1887:

In a snowstorm at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA, the world's largest snowflakes are reported, being 15 inches (38cm) wide and 8 inches (20cm) thick.

Friday 28, 1820:

Russian expedition led by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen and Mikhail Petrovich Lazarev approaches the Antarctic coast.

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