On January 28th in History
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January 28th in 1915 - The Coast Guard was created by an act of the U.S. Congress to fight contraband trade and aid distressed vessels at sea.
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January 28th in 1916 - Louis D. Brandeis was appointed by President Wilson to the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming its first Jewish member.
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January 28th in 1918 - The Bolsheviks occupied Helsinki, Finland.
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January 28th in 1922 - The National Football League (NFL) franchise in Decatur, IL, transferred to Chicago. The team took the name Chicago Bears.
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January 28th in 1935 - Iceland became the first country to introduce legalized abortion.
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January 28th in 1945 - During World War II, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
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