MILESTONES: December 28, birthdays for John Legend, David Archuleta, Seth Meyers

December 28, 2018 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

John Legend Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP

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Notable people born on this day include singer and TV personality David Archuleta, who was born in 1990; tennis player James Blake, who was born in 1979; former hockey player Ray Bourque, who was born in 1960; actor Malcolm Gets, who was born in 1964; golfer Hubert Myatt Green III, who was born in 1946; U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who was born in 1944; TV host Mario Kreutzberger, who was born in 1940; R&B singer John Legend, who was born in 1978; actor Joe Manganiello, who was born in 1976; actress Sienna Miller, who was born in New York City in 1981; actress and singer Nichelle Nichols, who was born in 1932; Hall of Fame tennis player Patrick Rafter, who was born in 1972; Olympic snowboarder Todd Richards, who was born in 1969; Oscar Award-winning actress Maggie Smith, who was born in 1934; Oscar Award-winning actor Denzel Washington, who was born in 1954; and singer Edgar Winter, who was born in 1946.

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THE FIRST CINEMA WAS HOSTED ON THIS DAY. The Lumiere brothers — Louis and Auguste — projected short films for paying customers on this day in 1895 at the Grand Cafe in Paris. This was the first time this had ever been done and is considered a key moment in film history.

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IOWA WAS ADMITTED AS A STATE ON THIS DAY. In 1846, Iowa became the 29th state of the U.S.

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THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS RECOGNIZED ON THIS DAY. The U.S. Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance and urged its frequent recitation in America’s schools in 1945. The pledge was composed in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister. At the time, Bellamy was chairman of a committee of state school superintendents of education, and several public schools adopted his pledge as part of the Columbus Day quadricentennial celebration that year. In 1954, the Knights of Columbus persuaded Congress to add the words “under God” to the pledge. In 2002 a federal appeals court found the pledge unconstitutional for use in public schools due to the “under God” phrase, but the Supreme Court reversed the case for procedural reasons and did not comment on the issue of constitutionality.

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WOODROW WILSON WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1856. The 28th president of the U.S. was born in Staunton, Virginia. Twice elected president (1912 and 1916), his second term of office ended March 3, 1921, and he died in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 3, 1924.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and the Brooklyn Public Library.