Dec. 28 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1065, Westminster Abbey was consecrated. Nearly all British monarchs since then have been crowned in coronation ceremonies at the church, including the most recent, King Charles III on May 6, 2023 . Advertisement In 1832, John Calhoun, at odds with U.S. President Andrew Jackson, became the first U.S. vice president to resign. In 1846, Iowa was admitted into the United States as the 29th state. In 1869, a group of tailors in Philadelphia staged the