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What happened in history on this day: December 30?
On December 30 in ...
- 1793 - US Senate confirms Robert Scot as chief engraver of the US Mint.
- 1835 - After gold discovery in Georgia, USA, Cherokees are forced to move across Mississippi River.
- 1853 - Gadsden Purchase - about 30,000 square miles (77,000 km) by Gila River from México for $10 million; area is now southern Arizona and New Mexico.
- 1854 - Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company, first in US, incorporated in New York City, New York.
- 1861 - American banks stop payments in gold.
- 1861 - Representative Elbridge Gerry Spaulding of New York introduces in the House of Representatives H.R. 182 to authorize $50 million in demand notes.
- 1869 - Noble Order of Knights of Labor is founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1873 - American Metrological Society forms (New York City, New York) weights, measures and money.
- 1903 - 602 die as flames sweep through Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- 1903 - American Political Science Association founded at New Orleans, Louisiana.
- 1917 - -32 degrees F (-36 degrees C) in Mountain City Tennessee (state record low).
- 1917 - -37 degrees F (-38 degrees C) in Lewisburg West Virginia (state record low).
- 1933 - -50 degrees F (-46 degrees C) in Bloomfield, Vermont (state record low).
- 1936 - United Auto Workers stage first sit-down strike, at Fisher Body Plant.
- 1940 - California's first freeway (Arroyo Seco Parkway) opens.
- 1948 - Kiss Me, Kate opens at New Century Theater in New York City for 1077 performances.
- 1952 - Tuskegee Institute reports 1952 as first year in 71 years with no lynchings in USA.
- 1959 - The USS George Washington becomes first ballistic missile submarine commissioned.
- 1963 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs Public Law 88-256, approving placement of President John Kennedy's portrait on the half dollar coin.
- 1967 - Great Western Forum opens in Los Angeles, California.
- 1972 - US President Richard Nixon halts bombing of North Vietnam and announces peace talks.
- 1974 - US Congress allows private ownership of gold.
- 1977 - US President Jimmy Carter holds first news conference by US President in Eastern Europe (Warsaw, Poland).
- 1982 - US Assay Office in New York City, New York closes.
- 1986 - US begins military exercises in Honduras.
- 1988 - Mercedes-Benz pays US$20.2 million fine, failed to meet 1986 US government fuel standard.
- 1988 - Oliver North subpoenas Ronald Reagan and George Bush as defense witnesses for upcoming trial.
- 2002 - In Yemen, Abed Abdel Razzak Kamel kills three American missionaries.
- 2009 - The U.S. Treasury injects another US$3.8 billion into GMAC Financial Services to help cover mortgage losses, making the government the majority owner (56.3 percent) of the company.
- 2009 - Humam Jhalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi blows himself up in CIA base in Afghanistan, killing seven Americans and a Jordanian intelligence officer.
Births on December 30
- 1892 - Birth of John Litel in Albany, Wisconsin, USA; actor (Virginia City, My Hero).
- 1896 - Birth of Tom Keene in Rochester, New York, USA; actor (Our Daily Bread).
- 1898 - Birth of Vincent Lopez in Brooklyn, New York, USA; orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard).
- 1911 - Birth of Jeanette Nolan in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Richard Boone Show, Virginian).
- 1914 - Birth of Bertram Jacobson AKA Bert Parks in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; TV host (Miss America).
- 1917 - Birth of Nancy Coleman in Everett, Washington, USA; actress (Edge of Darkness).
- 1919 - Birth of Jo Van Fleet in Oakland, California, USA; actress (Gunfight at OK Corral, East of Eden).
- 1927 - Birth of Bernard Barrow in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Ryan's Hope, Louie Slavinsky - Loving).
- 1928 - Birth of Bo Diddley [Ellas Bates] in Mississippi, USA; rock 'n' roll pioneer (Bo Diddley).
- 1928 - Birth of Jack Lord in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Steve McGarrett - Hawaii 5-0, God's Little Acre).
- 1928 - Birth of Thomas Austin Preston, Junior in Johnson, Arkansas, USA; known as "Amarillo Slim", notable poker player, 1972 World Series of Poker Championships winner.
- 1929 - Birth of Barbara Nichols in Jamaica, New York, USA; actress (Dear Heart, Disorderly Orderly).
- 1931 - Birth of Charles A Bassett II in Dayton, Ohio, USA; Captain US Air Force/astronaut.
- 1931 - Birth of Skeeter Davis [Mary Penick] in Dry Ridge, Kentucky, USA; singer ("The End of the World") (dies 2004).
- 1934 - Birth of Russ Tamblyn in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Twin Peaks, Tom Thumb, Win Place or Steal).
- 1935 - Birth of Jack Riley in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Carlin - Bob Newhart, Ocassional Wife).
- 1937 - Birth of John Hartford in New York City, New York, USA; singer/songwriter (Smothers Brothers Hour, "Gentle on My Mind").
- 1937 - Birth of [Noel] Paul Stookey in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; singer/musician/comedian (Peter, Paul, and Mary).
- 1938 - Birth of Joseph Bologna in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Citizen Cohn, My Favorite Year).
- 1939 - Birth of Del Shannon [Charles Westover] in Coopersville, Michigan, USA; rocker ("Runaway").
- 1942 - Birth of Fred Ward in San Diego, California, USA; actor (Chain Reaction, Thunderheart, Equinox).
- 1942 - Birth of Michael Nesmith in Houston, Texas, USA; rocker/actor (Monkees - "Last Train to Clarksville").
- 1947 - Birth of Michael Burns in Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA; actor (Barnaby West - Wagon Train).
- 1953 - Birth of Daniel T Barry in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; PhD/astronaut (STS 72).
- 1956 - Birth of Suzy Bogguss in Aledo, Illinois, USA; singer ("I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").
- 1957 - Birth of Matt Lauer in New York City, New York, USA; TV host (Today Show).
- 1957 - Birth of Patricia Kalember in Schenectady, New York, USA; actress (Georgie Whitsig - Sisters, Susannah Hart - Thirtysomething).
- 1958 - Birth of Brandon Clark in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sean - The Fitzpatricks).
- 1958 - Birth of Steven L Smith in Phoenix, Arizona, USA; astronaut (STS 68, 82).
- 1964 - Birth of Kris Tschetter in Detroit, Michigan, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 Northgate Computer).
- 1969 - Birth of Anthuan Maybank in Georgetown, South Carolina, USA; 200 metre/400 metre runner.
- 1969 - Birth of Michelle McGann in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA; golfer (1995 Sara Lee Classic).
- 1976 - Birth of Rhoshii Wells in Austin, Texas; middleweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Eliza Dushku in Boston, Massachusetts; American actress (This Boy's Life, True Lies, Journey).
- 1986 - Birth of Sierra Fellers, American professional skateboarder.
Deaths on December 30
- 1966 - Christian A Herter, US Minister of Foreign affairs (1959-61), dies at age 71.
- 1967 - Bert Berns, US songwriter/producer ("Twist and Shout"), dies at about age 38.
- 1979 - Richard Rodgers, American composer (Rogers and Hammerstein), dies at age 77 (born 1902).
- 1988 - Canadian Senate okays free trade pact with US.
- 1992 - Ling-Ling, first panda China gave US, dies at age 23.
- 1993 - Mack David, US songwriter (Bachelor in Paradise), dies at age 81.
- 1996 - Lew Ayres, American screen actor (Salem's Lot, State Fair), dies at age 88 (born 1908).
- 2003 - Death of John Gregory Dunne, American writer (born 1932).
- 2010 - Death of Paul Calle in Connecticut, USA; US stamp designer (1967-1998).
- 2022 - Death of Barbara Walters at age 93 at home in New York City, New York, USA; talk show host (Today TV show (1964-), The View TV show (1997-), 20/20 TV show), author (Audition book (2008)), producer (The Kathi Norris Show TV show).
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