On this day …
December 30, 2014
- In 1813, British soldiers burned Buffalo, N.Y. during the War of 1812.
- In 1853, the United States completed the Gadsden Purchase, acquiring land from Mexico in the Southwest.
- In 1896, Ernie McLea of the Montreal Victorias scored the first hat trick in Stanley Cup play.
- In 1903, a fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago killed more than 600.
- In 1922, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formed.
- In 1936, the United Auto Workers union staged its first sitdown strike.
- In 1948, the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate opened at the New Century Theatre; the show went on to win the first Best Musical Tony Award.
- In 1993, Israel and Vatican City established diplomatic relations.
- In 2006, former President of Iraq Saddam Hussein was executed.
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