1828: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes Echigo Japan, killing 30,000. 1832: John P Calhoun becomes the first US vice president to resign after disagreements with president Andrew Jackson. 1836: Spain ...
Today in Music History for Dec. 28: In 1842, Calixa Lavallee, the composer of "O Canada," was born in Vercheres, Lower Canada (now Quebec). The song, with words by Judge A.B. Routhier, was composed ...