Tuesday, December 30, 2025

History for December 30

History for December 30 - On-This-Day.com 
Sean Hannity 1961 - TV host, radio show host
  • 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.
  • 1997 - More than 400 people were massacred in four villages in the single worst incident during Algeria's insurgency.

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