Friday, December 30, 2022

History for December 30

History for December 30 - On-This-Day.com
Rudyard Kipling 1865 - Short-story writer
  • 1853 - The United States bought about 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico in a deal known as the Gadsden Purchase.
  • 1903 - About 600 people died when fire broke out at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, IL.
  • 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.

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