On This Very Day
December 30th
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- 1703
Tokyo hit by an earthquake; approximately 37,000 people die.
- 1731
One of the earliest music concerts in North America held in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 1971
Long Island NHL franchise purchased, leading to the creation of the NY Islanders.
- 2006
Saddam Hussein, former president of Iraq, is executed.
- 2004
Highest barometric pressure recorded in Tosontsengel, Mongolia. View Post →
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- 1984
LeBron James, famous American basketball player, is born.
- 1975
Tiger Woods, celebrated American golfer, is born.
- 1853
Gadsden Purchase: US buys 45,000 square miles of land from Mexico.
- 1903
600 people die in a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1953
First color TV sets go on sale for about $1,175.
- 1922
Establishment of the USSR.
- 1853
Southern US border established.
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