On This Day: December 28

8 verified moments happened on December 28. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

1. 1895🎬 The Lumière brothers hold the first commercial public film screening for paying viewers at a Paris café.History · Source: HISTORY, 'First commercial movie screened' (Dec 28 1895)
2. 1895🎥 The Lumière brothers hold the first paid public film screening in the basement salon of a Paris café, astonishing patrons with moving pictures of factory workers and an arriving train.Movies · Source: History.com: first commercial movie screening, Salon Indien du Grand Café, Paris
3. 1947The Chicago Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles on a frozen field to win their NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1947 NFL Championship Game'; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 28 1947)
4. 1952The Detroit Lions, behind Bobby Layne, beat the Cleveland Browns to claim the NFL Championship.Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia, '1952 NFL Championship Game' (Dec 28 1952)
5. 1958Johnny Unitas's Colts beat the Giants in the first sudden-death overtime NFL Championship, dubbed 'the Greatest Game Ever Played'Sports · Source: Wikipedia: 1958 NFL Championship Game (Dec 28, 1958); History.com
6. 1958Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants in sudden-death overtime, the NFL's 'Greatest Game Ever Played'Pro Football · Source: Wikipedia: 1958 NFL Championship Game; History.com (December 28, 1958)
7. 1975Roger Staubach's 50-yard desperation heave to Drew Pearson with 24 seconds left eliminates the Vikings — the first famous "Hail Mary" in NFL historySports · Source: Wikipedia, "Hail Mary pass"; Pro-Football-Reference (Dec 28, 1975)
8. 1975Roger Staubach's last-second Hail Mary to Drew Pearson sinks the Vikings and coins the termPro Football · Source: HISTORY this-day-in-history Dec 28 1975; ESPN Classic Dec 28 1975; Wikipedia Hail Mary pass