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2024-12-30

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

Jimmy Carter

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James Earl Carter Jr. was an American politician and humanitarian who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, Carter served from 1971 to 1975 as the 76th governor of Georgia and from 1963 to 1967 in the Georgia State Senate. He is the only U.S. president fr…

Squid Game season 2

562,423 views

The second season of South Korean dystopian survival thriller television series Squid Game, marketed as Squid Game 2 and…

Linda Lavin

357,593 views

Linda Lavin was an American actress and singer. Known for her roles on stage and screen, she received several awards inc…

Amy Carter

312,378 views

Rosalynn Carter

294,851 views

Nosferatu (2024 film)

260,593 views

Squid Game

241,506 views

Jeju Air Flight 2216

212,603 views

.xxx

194,103 views

2025 PDC World Darts Championship

189,846 views

Pushpa 2: The Rule

179,741 views

Lists of deaths by year

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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.