“The surveys were completed in 1804, and the first lot, containing half an acre, was sold for $135. The young village throve, was duly incorporated April 2, 1813, and, on December 30th, the same year, was destroyed by British troops and their Indian allies, who crossed the river at Black Rock. Only two houses escaped the flames, and they served as a nucleus around which grew up a colony which, in
1832, from a village, became the city of Buffalo.”
From: Buffalo greets the South with a synopsis of her history…by Richmond C. Hill
Published in 1895
https://archive.org/details/buffalogreetssou00hill/page/4
Source says not in copyright
The second Church of San Augustine in Tucson, Arizona c. late 1800s after it became a hotel.
On December 30, 1853, the first draft of a treaty was signed between Mexico and The United States. Tucson, Arizona (and other portions of Arizona and New Mexico) became part of the U.S. through the Gadsden purchase.
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Photo of Pinkerton Detective James McParland who was able to get a confession in the assassination of Frank Steunenberg, the 4th Governor of Idaho, after a bomb detonated outside the late Governor’s home on December 30, 1905.
The perpetrator, Harry Orchard, was a disgruntled miner who McParland grilled until the bomber admitted to the crime.
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Snowplow at U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
Image created or published on December 30, 1935
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Ellas McDaniel was born on December 30, 1928 but he made his mark on the music world as Bo Diddley. Originally a carpenter who played blues on street corners with friends Bo’s 60-year career produced two dozen albums. He’s shown here with his “Twang Machine”, a unique rectangular guitar.
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On December 30, 1967, USMC Colonel Edwin Reed, commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 16 practiced with his M-16 rifle Vietnam’s Marble Mountain Air Facility. Col. Reed’s unit was stationed at a helicopter base near Da Nang on the South China Sea.
Image from Archives Branch, USMC, CCA 2.0 Generic via Wikimedia Commons.
Born December 30, 1914, Bert Parks made the transition from radio announcer to television as the host of various game shows, including the 1965 pilot for “Hollywood Squares.” Parks also hosted the Miss America pageant from 1955 to 1979, ending each telecast by singing “There She Is, Miss America . . .”
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A heart-wrenching drawing of a father sitting with his only living child during the holidays after the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago that took place on December 30, 1903 and claimed more than 600 lives.
The empty chairs imply that others in the family were victims in the tragedy.
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“Let’s Make a Deal” debuted on NBC on December 30, 1963. The popular show was hosted by Monty Hall for almost 30 years and inspired imitators around the world. Some crazily-costumed “traders” won big while others received a “zonk” prize, like a llama.
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Automobiles travel down the Arroyo Seco on dedication day in Los Angeles on December 30, 1940.
The Arroyo Seco is considered to be California’s first freeway.
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Band members of The Monkees in 1967
Davy Jones (on the far left) and Michael Nesmith (on the far right) were both born on December 30th, just three years apart.
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She Came. She Saw. She Conquered.
An advertisement for the American silent drama film The Woman Conquers that appeared in a publication on December 30, 1922.
The hour long movie also featured Boris Karloff.
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