Wednesday, December 30, 2015

History for December 30

History for December 30 - On-This-Day.com:
Bert Parks (Bertram Jacobson) 1914 - Actor, singer, Jack Lord (John Joseph Patrick Ryan) 1920 - Actor ("Hawaii Five-O"), Del Shannon 1939 


Sean Hannity 1961 - TV host, radio show host, Tiger Woods 1975 - Golfer, LeBron James 1984 - Basketball player 


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. 


1936 - The United Auto Workers union staged its first sit-down strike, at the Fisher Body Plant in Flint, MI


1940 - California's first freeway was officially opened. It was the Arroyo Seco Parkway connecting Los Angeles and Pasadena. 


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. 


1980 - "The Wonderful World of Disney" was cancelled by NBC after more than 25 years on the TV. It was the longest-running series in prime-time television history. 
Disney movies, music and books 

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