Today is Saturday, December twenty eighth, the 363rd day of 2024. There are three days left within the 12 months.

Today in history:

On December 28, 2015, a grand jury in Cleveland declined to indict two white cops within the killing of black 12-year-old Tamir Rice. He was shot while carrying a toy gun.

Also on this date:

In 1895, the Lumière brothers, Auguste and Louis, held the primary public screening of their movies in Paris.

In 1912, the San Francisco light rail began operating. Mayor James Rolph Jr. was on the wheel of the No. 1 streetcar as 50,000 spectators watched.

In 1945, Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.

In 1972, Kim Il Sung, the prime minister of North Korea, was made president of the country with a brand new structure.

In 1973, the Endangered Species Act was signed into law by President Richard Nixon.

In 1981, Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the primary American “test-tube baby,” was born in Norfolk, Virginia.

In 1991, nine people died attempting to attend a charity basketball game on the City College of New York.

In 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan officially ended after 13 years with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul that marked the transition of fighting from U.S.-led combat forces to the country's own security forces.

Today's birthdays:

• Actor Denzel Washington is 70.
• TV personality Gayle King is 70.
• Hockey Hall of Famer Ray Bourque is 64.
• Linux inventor Linus Torvalds is 55.
• Political commentator Ana Navarro is 53.
• TV host and comedian Seth Meyers is 51.
• Actor Joe Manganiello is 48.
• The musician John Legend is 46.
• Actor André Holland is 45.
• Actress Sienna Miller is 43.
• Actress Jessie Buckley is 35.