This Day in History: Dec. 28

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are bringing joy with the release of their uplifting inaugural playlist. 

Black Lives Matter movement.

Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, as will Kamala Harris as his vice president, in an event attended by members of Congress as well as former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

Lucifer season five has been delayed due to the coronavirus, and the show’s writers have no idea when it will be released.The series, which last summer became the most-watched streaming show in the US, is set to return for the remainder of season five, before wrapping up with a sixth and final season.

Siegfried Fischbacher was a German-American entertainer who was one half of Siegfried & Roy, the famed Las Vegas stage magic duo who incorporated white tigers and lions into their act.Fischbacher met Roy Horn (1944–2020) while the two were teenagers working aboard a cruise ship. An aspiring magician since childhood, Fischbacher was performing for the ship’s passengers when he asked Horn – a big cat aficionado – to assist.

Also on this day: The United States and Mexico sign a Treaty of Limits defining the boundary between the two countries to be the same as the one established by an 1819 treaty between the U.S. and Spain.The U.S.

Andra Day (a GRAMMY nominee in her own right) stars as the legendary singer, who the government targeted due to her protest song, «Strange Fruit.»The film hails from director Lee Daniels from a script by playwright Suzan-Lori Parks and co-stars Trevante Rhodes as Jimmy Fletcher, the agent sent to infiltrate Holiday's circle and spy for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics.

Also on this day: Thomas Paine anonymously publishes his influential pamphlet, "Common Sense," which argues for American independence from British rule. John D.

Jimmy Kimmel called today’s attacks on the U.S. Capitol the “treason finale” of the Donald Trump era and a “terrible day” in the country’s history.

A notable day for Americans, January 6th, 2021 was an emotional rollercoaster that kicked off with historic wins of the Georgia elections and later featured the dangerous riots surrounding the Electoral College Certification on Capitol Hill.

season 2 couple Brittany and Yazan. The two made an appearance via Zoom along with their translator on discovery+'s new streaming show, , and it's safe to say their breakup wasn't amicable.During the season finale that aired in November, Brittany asked Yazan to move to the United States to be with her and he agreed.

Also on this day: Utah is admitted as the 45th state.The U.S. Supreme Court, in Gonzalez v.

As of late Saturday, the nation has surpassed 350,000 deaths from coronavirus. At least 350,214 deaths have been reported since the start of the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University said.

Also on this day:  The first classes begin at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. U.S.

Also on this day:  British troops burn Buffalo, N.Y., during the War of 1812.The United States and Mexico sign a treaty under which the U.S. agrees to buy some 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico for $10 million in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.

Also on this day: Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is slain in Canterbury Cathedral by knights loyal to King Henry II.Andrew Johnson, the 17th president of the United States, is born in Raleigh, N.C.Texas is admitted as the 28th state.The massacre on Wounded Knee takes place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians are killed by U.S.