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What Happened On December 30

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1460: Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Wakefield, Lancastrian forces destroyed the Yorkist army and killed Richard of York at Sandal Magna in West Yorkshire, England. 1896: Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5. 1641: Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France. 1460: Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield. 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta (pictured) became a tropical depression, making it the record-breaking 28th tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the most active in recorded history until 2020. 1940: The Arroyo Seco Parkway, one of the first freeways built in the U.S., connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena, California, was officially dedicated. 2013: More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2005: Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin. 1927: The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. 1916: The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.

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1460 Oddly true
Wars of the Roses: At the Battle of Wakefield, Lancastrian forces destroyed the Yorkist army and killed Richard of York at Sandal Magna in West Yorkshire, England.
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1896 First ever
Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1641 Oddly true
Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1460 Oddly true
Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2005 Oddly true
Tropical Storm Zeta (pictured) became a tropical depression, making it the record-breaking 28th tropical cyclone of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, the most active in recorded history until 2020.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1940 First ever
The Arroyo Seco Parkway, one of the first freeways built in the U.S., connecting downtown Los Angeles with Pasadena, California, was officially dedicated.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2013 Oddly true
More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
2005 Oddly true
Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin.
Read more →
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1927 First ever
The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
1916 Oddly true
The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita.
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Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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2020A large explosion at the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden kills at least 22 people and wounds 50. Wikipedia →
2013More than 100 people are killed when anti-government forces attack key buildings in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Wikipedia →
2009A segment of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline ruptures in Shaanxi, China, and approximately 150,000 L (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flows down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River. Wikipedia →
2009A suicide bomber kills nine people at Forward Operating Base Chapman, a key facility of the Central Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan. Wikipedia →
2006Madrid–Barajas Airport is bombed. Wikipedia →
2006The Indonesian passenger ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sinks in a storm, resulting in at least 400 deaths. Wikipedia →
2006Former president of Iraq Saddam Hussein is executed. Wikipedia →
2005Tropical Storm Zeta forms in the open Atlantic Ocean, tying the record for the latest tropical cyclone ever to form in the North Atlantic basin. Wikipedia →
2004A fire in the República Cromagnon nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 194. Wikipedia →
2000Rizal Day bombings: A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a period of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred. Wikipedia →
1997In the worst incident in Algeria's insurgency, the Wilaya of Relizane massacres, 400 people from four villages are killed. Wikipedia →
1996Proposed budget cuts by Benjamin Netanyahu spark protests from 250,000 workers who shut down services across Israel. Wikipedia →
1993Israel establishes diplomatic relations with Vatican City and also upgrades to full diplomatic relations with Ireland. Wikipedia →
1987Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa. Wikipedia →
1972Vietnam War: Operation Linebacker II ends. Wikipedia →
1970Hurricane Creek mine disaster, near Hyden, Kentucky Wikipedia →
1967Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near Liepāja International Airport in Liepāja, Latvia, killing 43. Wikipedia →
1958The Guatemalan Air Force sinks several Mexican fishing boats alleged to have breached maritime borders, killing three and sparking international tension. Wikipedia →
1954The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. Wikipedia →
1952An RAF Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground. Wikipedia →
1947Cold War: King Michael I of Romania is forced to abdicate by the Soviet Union-backed Communist government of Romania. Wikipedia →
1944King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving the throne vacant. Wikipedia →
1943Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. Wikipedia →
1936The Flint sit-down strike hits General Motors. Wikipedia →
1935The Italian Air Force bombs a Swedish Red Cross hospital during the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Wikipedia →
1927The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan. Wikipedia →
1922The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) is formed. Wikipedia →
1916Russian mystic and advisor to the Tsar Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin is murdered by a loyalist group led by Prince Felix Yusupov. His frozen, partially-trussed body was discovered in a Petrograd river three days later. Wikipedia →
1916The last coronation in Hungary is performed for King Charles IV and Queen Zita. Wikipedia →
1906The All-India Muslim League is founded in Dacca, East Bengal, British India (later Dhaka, Bangladesh). Wikipedia →
1905Former Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg is assassinated at the front gate of his home in Caldwell. Wikipedia →
1903A fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois kills at least 605. Wikipedia →
1902The Discovery Expedition under Robert Falcon Scott attains a Farthest South at 82°17′S in Antarctica. Wikipedia →
1897The British Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. Wikipedia →
1896Filipino patriot and reform advocate José Rizal is executed by a Spanish firing squad in Manila. Wikipedia →
1896Canadian ice hockey player Ernie McLea scores the first hat-trick in Stanley Cup play, and the Cup-winning goal as the Montreal Victorias defeat the Winnipeg Victorias 6–5. Wikipedia →
1890Following the Wounded Knee Massacre, the United States Army and Lakota warriors face off in the Drexel Mission Fight. Wikipedia →
1853Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest. Wikipedia →
1825The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed. Wikipedia →
1816The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the united Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi Indian tribes is proclaimed. Wikipedia →
1813War of 1812: British soldiers burn Buffalo, New York. Wikipedia →
1702Queen Anne's War: James Moore, Governor of the Province of Carolina, abandons the Siege of St. Augustine. Wikipedia →
1641Reapers' War: Louis XIII of France swears the Catalan constitutions, being appointed Count of Barcelona and thus establishing the personal union of the Principality of Catalonia with the Kingdom of France. Wikipedia →
1460Wars of the Roses: Lancastrians kill the 3rd Duke of York and win the Battle of Wakefield. Wikipedia →
1419Hundred Years' War: Battle of La Rochelle. Wikipedia →
1066Granada massacre: A Muslim mob storms the royal palace in Granada, crucifies Jewish vizier Joseph ibn Naghrela and massacres most of the Jewish population of the city. Wikipedia →
999Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under king Brian Boru inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill in Ireland. Wikipedia →
534The second and final edition of the Code of Justinian comes into effect in the Byzantine Empire. Wikipedia →

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