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2019-12-30

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 7 min read

ANT catalog

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The ANT catalog is a classified product catalog by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of which the version written in 2008–2009 was published by German news magazine Der Spiegel in December 2013. Forty-nine catalog pages with pictures, diagrams and descriptions of espionage devices and spying software were publish…

The Witcher (TV series)

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The Witcher is a fantasy drama television series created by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich for Netflix. It is based on the book…

Christine Keeler

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Christine Margaret Keeler was an English model and showgirl. Her meeting at a dance club with society osteopath Stephen …

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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On This Day

10 events

2013

Paul-Joseph_Mukungubila

Supporters of Congolese religious leader Paul-Joseph Mukungubila carried out a series of attacks on television studios, the airport and a military base in Kinshasa.

2009

Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha_pipeline

Due to a rupture of the Lanzhou–Zhengzhou–Changsha pipeline in Shaanxi, China, caused approximately 150,000 l (40,000 US gal) of diesel oil flowed down the Wei River before finally reaching the Yellow River six days later.

2009

30_December_2009_Iranian_pro-government_rallies

Pro-government counter-demonstrators held rallies (pictured) in several Iranian cities in response to recent anti-government protests on the holy day of Ashura.

2006

MV_Senopati_Nusantara

The Indonesian ferry MV Senopati Nusantara sank in the Java Sea during a storm, killing at least 400 people.

2006

Basque_nationalism

Basque nationalist group ETA detonated a van bomb at Madrid–Barajas Airport in Spain, ending a nine-month ceasefire.

2006

Saddam_Hussein

Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed after being found guilty of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi High Tribunal.

2005

Tropical_Storm_Zeta

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.

2000

Rizal_Day_bombings

A series of bombings occurred around Metro Manila in the Philippines, killing 22 people and injuring around 100 others.

1958

Guatemalan_Air_Force

The Guatemalan Air Force fired on Mexican fishing boats that had strayed into Guatemalan territory, triggering an eight-month conflict.

1954

National_Bureau_of_Investigation_(Finland)

The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation was established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.