On this day in history
December 30
American
1903Fire races through the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, killing more than 600 people in the deadliest theater fire…
Fire races through the Iroquois Theatre in Chicago, killing more than 600 people in the deadliest theater fire in American history.
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1853The United States buys 30,000 square miles of Mexican land in the Gadsden Purchase, fixing the southern border…
The United States buys 30,000 square miles of Mexican land in the Gadsden Purchase, fixing the southern border.
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World
1916Grigori Rasputin is murdered by Russian nobles in Petrograd, by the modern Gregorian calendar date.
Grigori Rasputin is murdered by Russian nobles in Petrograd, by the modern Gregorian calendar date.
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1922The Soviet Union is formally proclaimed, uniting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia.
The Soviet Union is formally proclaimed, uniting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Transcaucasia.
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2006Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
Saddam Hussein is hanged in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
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1460The Lancastrians crush the Yorkists at the Battle of Wakefield, killing Richard, Duke of York.
The Lancastrians crush the Yorkists at the Battle of Wakefield, killing Richard, Duke of York.
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