December 30 - Then and Now

Then and Now

    

This Day In History

1853

Gadsden Purchase: The United States buys land from Mexico to facilitate railroad building in the Southwest.
1907
Ruyard Kipling receives Nobel prize for literature.

1919

Lincoln's Inn in London, England, UK admits its first female bar student.

1927

The Ginza Line, the first subway line in Asia, opens in Tokyo, Japan.

1948

The Cole Porter Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate (1,077 performances) opens at the New Century Theatre and becomes the first show to win the Best Musical Tony Award.

1993

Israel and Vatican City establish diplomatic relations.

Famous Birthdays

1678

William Croft, English composer (d. 1727)

1849

John Milne, English seismologist and geologist (d. 1913)

1865

Rudyard Kipling, English writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1936)

1899

Helge Ingstad, Norwegian explorer (d. 2001)

1920

Jack Lord, American actor (d. 1998)

1942

Michael Nesmith, American singer, songwriter, actor, and musician (The Monkees)

1945

Davy Jones, English singer, songwriter and actor (The Monkees)(d. 2012)

1956

Suzy Bogguss, American singer

1980

Eliza Dushku, American actress

1982

Kristin Kreuk, Canadian actress