History for December 30 -Good buy, Bad "buy", So that's who he was, More $$ than a car, Head case

History for December 30 - On-This-Day.com
1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase. 






1922 - The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formed. 







1924 - Edwin Hubble announced the existence of other galactic systems. 







1953 - The first color TV sets went on sale for about $1,175. 

1978 - Ohio State University fired Woody Hayes as its football coach, one day after Hayes punched Clemson University player Charlie Bauman during the Gator Bowl. Bauman had intercepted an Ohio pass.