A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 30th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 30, 1813, during the War of 1812, arson-happy British troops set the small city of Buffalo, New York ablaze as a means of punishing the upstart Americans. On December 30, 1970, former heavyweight boxing champion Charles L. “Sonny” Liston lay dead on the bedroom floor of his Las Vegas home. On December 30, 1977, serial killer Ted Bundy escaped from jail and…
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A Brief History On December 30, 2009, the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha diesel oil pipeline in Shaanxi, China, suffered a rupture and spilled about 40,000 gallons of fuel into the Wei River and on to the Yellow River. An environmental disaster, but at least nobody was killed. Digging Deeper Transporting oil, other liquids, and gasses that might be toxic or flammable is dangerous, regardless of the manner of transport. Trains, trucks, ships, and pipelines are susceptible to accidents, natural disasters, and sabotage, and have all suffered disasters. Some notable pipeline disasters include the LaSalle Heights, Quebec natural gas explosion in 1965 that left…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 29th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 29, 1860, the first British oceangoing ironclad warship, the HMS Warrior, was launched, but she was not the first such ship in World History. On December 29, 1890, the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army perpetrated a massacre against Native Americans of the Lakota People near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. On December 29, 1890, the United…
A Brief History On December 29, 2013, 44 year old champion auto racer Michael Schumacher suffered a major head injury from a skiing accident in the French Alps. A seven-time Formula One champion, Schumacher would not take the wheel again, although he did survive. Digging Deeper Other celebrities have suffered death on the ski slopes which might serve as a warning to us not so famous folks. Amateur skiers killed while skiing include: Hugh Lindsay, 1988, Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II. Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, 1989, grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. Michael Kennedy, 1997, son of…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on December 28th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On December 28, 1503, the exiled Gran Maestro of Florence, Piero di Lorenzo de Medici, known as Piero the Unfortunate, drowned in the Garigliano River while trying to escape the advancing French and Spanish armies that had just defeated the Italians in a battle over the control of Naples. On December 28, 1795, construction began on Yonge Street in York, Upper Canada…