Final answer:
December 28 is associated with Holy Innocents' Day, which commemorates the massacre of the innocent children by King Herod in an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus.
Step-by-step explanation:
The event associated with December 28 that remembers the children near the time of Jesus' birth is d) Holy Innocents' Day. This day is a memorial to the massacre of the innocent children by King Herod in an attempt to kill the newborn Jesus, as depicted in the Gospel of Matthew. This event is a solemn observance in the Christian liturgical calendar, coming just after the joyous celebrations of Christmas, which is the commemoration of the Nativity of Christ on December 25. The nativity narrative includes the birth of Jesus in a manger, witnessed by shepherds and later visited by the Magi, guided by a star to the Christ child.