Friday, December 30, 2011

Today in History - December 30

On this day in 1853, the United States purchased land from Mexico in the Gadsden Purchase. Land in this purchase comprised of the southern parts of

On this day in 1903, the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois caught fire killing more than 605 people. This incident paved the way for stricter building codes across the United States.

And, in Chuckery, Ohio in 1885, Leon and Layton Smith, students at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, were home for the holidays.

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